Appointed to the Oakland County Circuit Court, March 2004
Former Magistrate, 45-B District Court
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and numerous U.S. District Courts
Graduate: B.A. with High Distinction and High Honors in Economics from the University of Michigan (1974); J.D. cum laude Harvard Law School (1977)
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Undergraduate Journal of Economics
Admitted to the Bar in Michigan (1978); New York (1980); and Texas (1989)
Past President, Federal Bar Association, E.D. of Michigan Chapter
Former Special Counsel to the State Bar Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Author of Federal Opinion Notes - Eastern District, Michigan Bar Journal
Former Hearing Panelist, Attorney Discipline Board
Former Adjunct Instructor, Wayne State Law School
Certificate of Recognition for pro bono involvement from the U.S. District Court, E. D. Mich.
Helped establish Circle of Friends (teaching language and acculturation skills to immigrants)
Member: Executive Board, Wayne State University's Center for Study of Citizenship; Fair-Housing Advisory Board of Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc.; Board of Directors of the American Constitution Society, Michigan chapter
Past Member, Board of Directors, Forgotten Harvest (food distribution to the needy); Regional Advisory Board, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League
Past President, Congregation Beth Shalom
Past Chair, Executive Committee, Young Adult Division, Jewish Welfare Federation
