Honorable James M. Alexander
Chief Circuit Judge Pro Tempore

• Appointed to the Oakland County Circuit Court by Governor John Engler in August 2001; elected to a second full term in 2008
• Chief Judge Pro Tem of the Circuit Court
• President-Elect of the Michigan Judges Association
• Graduate of Miami University and University of Detroit School of Law
• Served on the Board of State Canvassers (1991-1999); Director of the Governor's Southeast Michigan Office (1999-2001); Member of the Electoral College (1980)
• Serves on the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation; Walsh College President's Advisory Council; Griffin Advisory Board of Central Michigan University
• Recipient of the Frances Avadenka and John O'Brien awards