New appointments made in Michigan Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed new judges to the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals.
The new appointments included Judge Noah Hood to the Michigan Supreme Court; Judge Mariam Bazzi to the Michigan Court of Appeals, First District; Christopher Trebilcock to the Michigan Court of Appeals, Second District; and Daniel Korobkin to the Michigan Court of Appeals, Third District.
'These Michiganders all bring years of legal experience to their roles, and I am confident they will uphold the rule of law and serve the people admirably,' said Gov. Whitmer in a news release sent to 6 News.
Judge Noah Hood currently serves in the Michigan First District Court of Appeals. He was first appointed to the Third Circuit Court by Governor Whitmer in 2019 and again to the Court of Appeals in 2022.
The Office of the Governor says Hood served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan and the Northern District of Ohio before his appointments to the bench.
Hood is a member of the Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Committee, Education Committee, and AI Working Group.
He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Yale.
'I am deeply grateful to our Governor for her decision to appoint me to serve on our Supreme Court. I am also grateful for what it represents. For as long as I serve, the people will always be able to count on me for even-handed justice,' said Hood in a news release sent to 6 News.
His appointment will fill a partial term following the resignation of Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement.
Judge Mariam Bazzi currently serves on the Third Circuit Court in Wayne County. She has been re-elected twice since being appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2017.
The Office of the Governor says Bazzi serves on the board of Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities.
She is also a member of multiple state and national legal associations, including the Detroit Bar Association, the Michigan Judges Association, the National Association of Women Judges, the National Arab American Bar Association, and the National Association of Muslim Lawyers.
Bazzi previously served as a member of the Michigan Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs and as the President of the Dearborn Board of Education.
Judge Mariam Bazzi earned her law degree from Wayne State University Law School and holds a Bachelor of Science in political science from the University of Michigan, Dearborn.
'I extend my heartfelt thanks to the Governor and her dedicated selection team for their time, effort, and commitment throughout this process. It is a profound privilege to serve the people of this great state, and I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the fair and impartial administration of justice. I also extend my warmest congratulations to our new Supreme Court Justice and to my fellow appointees to the Court of Appeals,' said Bazzi in a news release sent to 6 News.
Bazzi will fill a partial term after Judge Noah Hood was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Judge Christopher Trebilcock is a senior principal at Clark Hill, PLC, working in employment litigation, administrative litigation, traditional labor law, and election law. Before joining Clark Hill in 2018, Trebilcock practiced law at Miller Canfield for over 10 years.
The Office of the Governor says Judge Trebilcock is a member of the American Bar Association's Developing Labor Law Committee and the Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee.
Trebilcock is the first Court of Appeals appointee born and raised in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
He earned his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and business administration from Alma College.
'I am humbled by this opportunity and the trust placed by Governor Whitmer in my ability to serve the people of Michigan. I also want to thank my colleagues at Clark Hill for their unwavering support, mentorship, and friendship. I look forward to getting to work and serving the state that raised me and shaped my values,' said Trebilcock in a news release sent to 6 News.
This appointment will fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Mark Cavanagh.
Judge Daniel Korobkin currently serves as the legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
Korobkin also serves as a co-chair of the Michigan State Bar's Access to Justice Policy Committee and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan's representative assembly.
Korobkin is a member of the Detroit Bar Association, the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan, the American Constitution Society, and the National Lawyers Guild.
He teaches part-time at the University of Michigan Law School and volunteers as a judge for moot court competitions and first-year legal practice classes at the University of Michigan Law School and Wayne State University Law School.
Judge Korobkin earned his law degree from Yale Law School, where he worked as a research assistant and teaching assistant through the law school's Coker Fellowship. Korobkin also holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Swarthmore College.
'I am immensely grateful to Governor Whitmer for this appointment, and I look forward to serving the people of the State of Michigan on the Court of Appeals,' said Korobkin in a news release sent to 6 News.
This appointment will be made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Jane Markey.
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