Elected to the Sixth Circuit Court in 1996; past Presiding Judge, General Jurisdiction Division
Graduated from the University of Michigan, with honors, and Wayne State University Law School; director of honors program
Commissioner, Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission
Past President, Michigan Judges Association
Past member, State Community Corrections Commission, representing the state's circuit judges
Member, Advisory Board of the Michigan Judicial Institute
Chairperson-Elect and member representing all state courts, State Bar of Michigan Judicial Conference
Board Member, Women Officials Network
Recipient of Proclamation by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Recipient of the Oakland County Bar Association's Professionalism Award
Recipient of the Wayne State Alumni Association's Headliner Award
Singled out by the Detroit Free Press for exemplary judicial attendance
Recipient, Oakland County Probate Court's Citizens Alliance "Merit Award"; selected by Crain's Detroit Business as one of "40 under 40"; recognized by a national magazine as one of ten "Women to Watch" in 2002
Former member, Michigan State Bar's Representative Assembly
Formerly a private practice attorney specializing in commercial litigation
