Coming soon to a district near you: a new chief judge.
The Michigan Supreme Court appointed a slew of judges as the chief judge of their respective district/circuit/division. They are as follows:
Alcona, Arenac, Iosco, and Oscoda Counties Hon. Allen C. Yenior
Alger, Luce, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft Counties
11th Circuit Court Hon. William W. Carmody
Alger/Schoolcraft Probate District 5: Hon. Charles C. Nebel
Luce/Mackinac Probate District 6: Hon. W. Clayton Graham
92nd District Court Hon. Beth Gibson
93rd District Court Hon. Mark E. Luoma
Allegan County
48th Circuit Court Hon. Margaret Bakker
Allegan County Probate Court Hon. Michael L. Buck
57th District Court Hon. Joseph S. Skocelas
Alpena and Montmorency Counties
26th Circuit Court Hon. Michael G. Mack
Alpena County Probate Court Hon. Thomas J. LaCross
Montmorency County Probate Court Hon. John E. Fitzgerald
88th District Court Hon. Theodore O. Johnson
Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties
13th Circuit Court Hon. Thomas G. Power
Antrim County Probate Court Hon. Norman R. Hayes
Grand Traverse County Probate Court Hon. David L. Stowe
Leelanau County Probate Court Hon. Larry J. Nelson
86th District Court Hon. Thomas J. Phillips
Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Counties Hon. Charles R. Goodman
Barry County Trial Court Hon. William M. Doherty
Bay County
18th Circuit Court Hon. Kenneth W. Schmidt
Bay County Probate Court Hon.Karen Tighe
74th District Court Hon. Timothy J. Kelly
Benzie and Manistee Counties Hon. James M. Batzer
Berrien County Trial Court Hon. Alfred M. Butzbaugh for the one-year period commencing January 1, 2012
Berrien County Trial Court Hon. Thomas E. Nelson for the one-year period commencing January 1, 2013
Branch County Hon. Frederick L. Wood
Calhoun County
37th Circuit Court Hon. James C. Kingsley
Calhoun County Probate Court Hon. Michael L. Jaconette
10th District Court Hon. John R. Holmes
Cass County
43rd Circuit Court Hon. Michael E. Dodge
Cass County Probate Court Hon. Susan L. Dobrich
4th District Court Hon. Stacey A. Rentfrow
Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
33rd Circuit Court Hon. Richard M. Pajtas
57th Circuit Court Hon. Charles W. Johnson
Charlevoix/Emmet Probate District 7: Hon. Frederick R. Mulhauser
90th District Court Hon. Richard W. May
Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties Hon. Scott Lee Pavlich
Chippewa County
50th Circuit Court Hon. Nicholas J. Lambros
Chippewa County Probate Court Hon. Lowell R. Ulrich
91st District Court Hon. Elizabeth Biolette Church
Clare and Gladwin Counties
55th Circuit Court Hon. Thomas R. Evans
Clare/Gladwin Probate District 17: Hon. Thomas P. McLaughlin
80th District Court Hon. Joshua M. Farrell
Clinton and Gratiot Counties
29th Circuit Court Hon. Randy L. Tahvonen
Clinton County Probate Court Hon. Lisa Sullivan
Gratiot County Probate Court Hon. Jack T. Arnold
65A District Court Hon. Richard D. Wells
65B District Court Hon. Stewart D. McDonald
Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego
46th Circuit Court Hon. Janet M. Allen
Crawford County Probate Court Hon. Monte Burmeister
Kalkaska County Probate Court Hon. Lynne Marie Buday
Otsego County Probate Court Hon. Michael K. Cooper
87A District Court Hon. Patricia A. Morse
87B District Court Hon. Lynne Marie Buday
87C District Court Hon. Monte Burmeister
Delta County Hon. Stephen T. Davis
Dickinson and Menominee Counties
41st Circuit Court, Dickinson and
Menominee Counties Hon. Mary Brouillette Barglind
Dickinson County Probate Court Hon. Thomas D. Slagle
Menominee County Probate Court Hon. William A. Hupy
95A District Court Hon. Jeffrey G. Barstow
95B District Court, Dickinson County Hon. Christopher S. Ninomiya
Eaton County,56th Circuit Court, Eaton County Probate Court,56A District Court Hon. Thomas K. Byerley
Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties Hon. Anders B. Tingstad, Jr.
Hillsdale County,1st Circuit Court, Hillsdale County Probate Court, 2B District Court Hon. Michael R. Smith
Huron County, 52nd Circuit Court Huron County Probate Court, 73B District Court Hon. M. Richard Knoblock
Ingham County
30th Circuit Court Hon. Janelle A. Lawless
Ingham County Probate Court Hon. R. George Economy
54A District Court Hon. Frank J. DeLuca
54B District Court Hon. Richard D. Ball
55th District Court Hon. Thomas P. Boyd
Ionia and Montcalm Counties
8th Circuit Court Hon. Suzanne Kreeger
Ionia County Probate Court Hon. Robert S. Sykes, Jr.
Montcalm County Probate Court Hon. Charles W. Simon, III
64A District Court Hon. Raymond P. Voet
64B District Court Hon. Donald R. Hemingsen
Iron County Trial Court, 41st Circuit Court, Iron County,Iron County Probate Court, 95B District Court, Iron County Hon. C. Joseph Schwedler
Isabella County Trial Court,21st Circuit Court,Isabella County Probate Court,76th District Court Hon. Paul H. Chamberlain
Jackson County
4th Circuit Court and Jackson County Probate Court Hon. Thomas D. Wilson
12th District Court Hon. R. Darryl Mazur
Kalamazoo County
9th Circuit Court and Kalamazoo County Probate Court Hon. Stephen D. Gorsalitz
8th District Court Hon. Paul J. Bridenstine
Kent County
17th Circuit Court Hon. Donald A. Johnston, III
Kent County Probate Court Hon. David M. Murkowski
59th District Court Hon. Peter P. Versluis
61st District Court Hon. David J. Buter
62A District Court Hon. Steven M. Timmers
62B District Court Hon. William G. Kelly
63rd District Court Hon. Sara J. Smolenski
Lake County Trial Court, 51st Circuit Court, Lake County, Lake County Probate Court,79th District Court, Lake County Hon. Mark S. Wickens
Lapeer County, 40th Circuit Court, Lapeer County Probate Court, 71A District Court Hon. Nick O. Holowka
Lenawee County
39th Circuit Court Hon. Timothy P. Pickard
Lenawee County Probate Court Hon. Gregg P. Iddings
2A District Court Hon. James E. Sheridan
Livingston County, 44th Circuit Court, Livingston County Probate Court, 53rd District Court Hon. David Reader
Macomb County
16th Circuit Court and Macomb County Probate Court Hon. David Viviano
37th District Court Hon. John M. Chmura
38th District Court Hon. Carl F. Gerds, III
39th District Court Hon. Catherine B. Steenland
40th District Court Hon. Mark A. Fratarcangeli
41A District Court Hon. Michael S. Maceroni
41B District Court Hon. Sebastian Lucido
42nd District Court Hon. Denis R. LeDuc
Marquette County
25th Circuit Court Hon. Thomas L. Solka
Marquette County Probate Court Hon. Michael J. Anderegg
96th District Court Hon. Dennis H. Girard
Mason County, 51st Circuit Court, Mason County, Mason County Probate Court
79th District Court, Mason County Hon. Peter J. Wadel
Mecosta and Osceola Counties, 49th Circuit Court,Mecosta/Osceola Probate District
77th District Court Hon. Scott P. Hill-Kennedy
Midland County 42nd Circuit Court Midland County Probate Court 75th District Court Hon. Jonathan E. Lauderbach
Missaukee and Wexford Counties
28th Circuit Court Hon. William M. Fagerman
Missaukee County Probate Court Hon. Charles R. Parsons
Wexford County Probate Court Hon. Kenneth L. Tacoma
84th District Court Hon. David A. Hogg
Monroe County
38th Circuit Court Hon. Michael W. LaBeau
Monroe County Probate Court Hon. John A. Hohman
1st District Court Hon. Jack Vitale
Muskegon County
14th Circuit Court Hon. William C. Marietti
Muskegon County Probate Court Hon. Neil G. Mullally
60th District Court Hon. Harold F. Closz, III
Newaygo and Oceana Counties
27th Circuit Court Hon. Anthony A. Monton
Newaygo County Probate Court Hon. Graydon W. Dimkoff
Oceana County Probate Court Hon. Bradley G. Lambrix
78th District Court Hon. H. Kevin Drake
Oakland County
6th Circuit Court Hon. Nanci J. Grant
Oakland County Probate Court Hon. Linda S. Hallmark
43rd District Court Hon. Joseph Longo
44th District Court Hon. Terrence H. Brennan
45A and 45B District Courts Hon. Michelle Friedman Appel
46th District Court Hon. Susan M. Moiseev
47th District Court Hon. James Brady
48th District Court Hon. Diane D’Agostini
50th District Court Hon. Cynthia Thomas Walker
51st District Court Hon. Richard D. Kuhn, Jr.
52nd District Court Hon. Julie A. Nicholson
Ogemaw and Roscommon Counties
34th Circuit Court Hon. Michael J. Baumgartner
Ogemaw County Probate Court Hon. Shana A. Lambourn
Roscommon County Probate Court Hon. Douglas C. Dosson
82nd District Court Hon. Richard E. Noble
83rd District Court Hon. Daniel L. Sutton
Ottawa County
20th Circuit Court Hon. Edward R. Post
Ottawa County Probate Court Hon. Mark A. Feyen
58th District Court Hon. Bradley S. Knoll
Saginaw County
10th Circuit Court Hon. Robert L. Kaczmarek
Saginaw County Probate Court Hon. Patrick J. McGraw
70th District Court Hon. M. Randall Jurrens
Sanilac County, 24th Circuit Court, Sanilac County Probate Court, 73A District Court Hon. Donald A. Teeple
Shiawassee County
35th Circuit Court Hon. Gerald D. Lostracco
Shiawassee County Probate Court Hon. James R. Clatterbaugh
66th District Court Hon. Ward L. Clarkson
St. Clair County, 31st Circuit Court,St. Clair County Probate Court, 72nd District Court Hon. Daniel J. Kelly
St. Joseph County, 45th Circuit Court,St. Joseph County Probate Court,3B District Court Hon. Paul E. Stutesman
Tuscola County, 54th Circuit Court,Tuscola County Probate Court,71B District Court Hon. Kim David Glaspie
Van Buren County, 36th Circuit Court, Van Buren County Probate Court, 7th District Court Hon. Frank D. Willis
Washtenaw County
22nd Circuit Court and Washtenaw County Probate Court Hon. Donald E. Shelton
14A District Court Hon. Kirk W. Tabbey
14B District Court Hon. Charles Pope
Wayne County
3rd Circuit Court Hon. Virgil C. Smith
Wayne County Probate Court Hon. Milton L. Mack, Jr.
16th District Court Hon. Kathleen J. McCann
17th District Court Hon. Karen Khalil
18th District Court Hon. Sandra A. Cicirelli
19th District Court Hon. Richard Wygonik
20th District Court Hon. David Turfe
21st and 22nd District Courts Hon. Richard L. Hammer, Jr.
23rd District Court Hon. Geno Salomone
24th District Court Hon. John T. Courtright
25th District Court Hon. David J. Zelenak
26th District Court Hon. Michael F. Ciungan
27th District Court Hon. Randy L. Kalmbach
28th District Court Hon. James A. Kandrevas
29th District Court Hon. Laura Redmond Mack
30th District Court Hon. Brigette R. Officer
31st District Court Hon. Paul J. Paruk
32A District Court Hon. Roger J. La Rose
33rd District Court Hon. Michael K. McNally
34th District Court Hon. Tina Brooks Green
35th District Court Hon. Ronald W. Lowe
36th District Court Hon. Kenneth J. King
Grosse Pte. Municipal Court Hon. Russell F. Ethridge
Grosse Pte. Farms Municipal Court Hon. Matthew R. Rumora
Grosse Pte. Park Municipal Court Hon. Carl F. Jarboe
Grosse Pte. Woods Municipal Court Hon. Theodore A. Metry
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