Honorable James M. Alexander
Chief Circuit Judge Pro Tempore/Presiding Judge of the Family Division
Appointed to Oakland County Circuit Court bench by Governor John Engler, August 2001; elected to full term 2002
Recipient of Bachelor of Arts degree in from Miami University in 1970 and Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1973
Member of Michigan State Bar Association and the Oakland County Bar Association
Served as Chairman of the ADR Section for the State Bar; Past Co-Chair of the OCBA Legislative Committee; Chairman of the Commercial Arbitration Advisory Board for the American Arbitration Association; Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation
Recipient of the Frances Avadenka Memorial Award
Currently serves on the Walsh College President's Advisory Council, the Griffin Advisory Board of Central Michigan University, the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Thanksgiving Day Parade Foundation; Board of Directors of Jewish Community Relations Council