Hines named chief judge Ann Arbor District Court

15th District Chief Judge Elizabeth Pollard Hines

The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Elizabeth Pollard Hines as the chief judge of the 15th District (Ann Arbor) Court, effective immediately.

Her term will expire Dec. 31, 2013.

This is the second time that Hines has led the 15th District. She served as chief judge from 1997 to 2001.

She was elected to the 15th District bench in 1992. Before her election, she was a Washtenaw County assistant prosecutor for 15 years.

Hines received her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Michigan.

Hines is a member of the State Bar Association, the Washtenaw County Bar Association, the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, the American Judges Association, and the Michigan District Judges Association.