Appointed to the Oakland Circuit Court in December 2002; elected in 2004 and 2006
Sponsor and initial pilot Judge, Oakland County Circuit Court Data Management System (e-filing) project,2004-present
Author: America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History (Mill City Press, 2007)
Author: Contempt of Court (How-to-Kit), Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2005; Why Ignorning Contempt of Court Undermines Justice, the Rule of Law, and Republican Self-Government (Engage), 2006; and various guest commentaries in the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Oakland Press, and other newspapers
Board Member/Trustee/Advisor: Michigan Center for Civic Education, Michigan Council on Economics Education, The New Common Foundation
Member, State Board of Education, 1999-2002; Secretary, 2001-2002
Chair, State Board of Education Task Force on Embracing the Information Age, 2001-2002
Member, State Board of Education Task Force on Social Studies, 2004
Executive Director and counsel, 2001-2002, and Secretary-Treasurer, 2004-present, for The New Common School Foundation
Practicing Attorney with experience in appellate work and litigation; corporations, securities and mergers; and education law, 1994-1995; 1997-2001
Legal and Policy Advisor for the State Board of Education, 1995-1997
Graduate of the University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor Degree, Cum Laude) and Wayne State University (Bachelor of Arts Honors History, Magna Cum Laude)
Recipient: the Great Influence Award, Michigan Council for the Social Studies; Special Tribute, Michigan Legislature; Distinguished Public Servant Award, Oakland County Bar Association
Partner, Cornerstone Schools
Leader, Inn at Court (2005 - 2007; Present)
Former Member, Oakland County Bar Association Circuit Court Committee (2003 - 2007)
