Appointed to the Oakland County Circuit Court in January 2007, becoming the first African American male to serve as a permanent member of the circuit bench
Selected asDrug CourtJudge for theOaklandCountyCircuit Court, 1998 and 2000
Graduate of the University ofDetroitLawSchool(Juris Doctor Degree) andOaklandUniversity(Bachelor of Arts Degree)
Elected to theOaklandCounty50th District Court, 1988; re-elected in 1994, 2000, and 2006; served as Chief Judge of the 50th District Court for eight years
Initiated, in conjunction withPontiacCentralHigh School, a conflict/resolution program for students in an effort to address and resolve potential conflicts, and a co-op program to earn work experience in the court and earn high school credit. Took his court to the high school, junior high school, andOaklandCommunity College.
Member (past and present): Michigan Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Association of Black Judges of Michigan, Michigan District Judges Association, Oakland District Judges Association, D. Augusta Straker Bar, Wolverine Bar Association; Past Member, American Judges Association Board of Governors
President, Michigan Judges Association, 2001; Co-Chairman, Michigan Association of Leadership Development 80,000, 2002 committee; Past Board Member, NAACP and Urban League; past Board of Director, Oakland County Bar Association
Recipient: Pontiac Urban League Ronald H. Brown Excellence in Leadership Award, Northern Oakland County NAACP Community Treasurer’s Award, Oakland Community College’s first Spirit of the Community Award, Minority Women’s Network Judge of the Year, Oakland County Bar Association’s Leon H. Hubbard Award, Oakland County Democratic Commissioner’s Alex Perinoff Award, Elected Official of the Year 1997, Pontiac Central High School Distinguished Alumni Award, Coach of the Year award Rulers championship baseball team
Judge Bowman has lived inOaklandCountyhis entire life. He is married and has three sons.
