Meet the Judges
Published: April 24, 2024
The New Lawyers Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association
hosted its “Meet the Judges” event on Thursday, April 11, at Red Run
Golf Club in Royal Oak. Judges from the Oakland County district,
probate, and circuit courts, along with judges from the Michigan Court
of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and U.S.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, were invited to this
annual event.
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- Owner of twice-sunken Lake Michigan barge pleads guilty to felony
- Justice Dept. reaches civil settlement with victims abused by Lawrence Nassar
- Oakland County, Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency launch Oakland County Senior Chore Pilot Program
- U.S. Immigration Court judge to be keynote speaker at law school’s Law Day virtual celebration
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