Elected Probate Judge in 1966; served as Chief Judge 1989-1992, and January 2004-2005, and presently Chief Judge
Graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts and law degree
Past President: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and Michigan Probate Judges Association
Past Vice Chair, Michigan Trial Court Assessment Commission
Former Adjunct Professor of Law at Detroit College of Law for 20 years teaching Probate Procedure and Juvenile Law; Past instructor for Michigan Judicial Institute and National College for Juvenile Justice in Reno, Nevada
Member, Board of Fellows - National Center for Juvenile Justice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elected member of the Judicial Tenure Commission
Trustee: Kingsbury County Day School, Crossroads for Youth; Trustee Emeritus, Cranbrook Educational Community; Former Chair and Governor Emeritus, Cranbrook Schools; former Senior Warden Christ Church Cranbrook
Chair, Board, Starr Commonwealth
Serves on Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
Awards: Gerald G. Hicks - Child Welfare Leadership; Distinguished Service Award - Birmingham Jaycees; Meritorious Service to the Juvenile Courts of America by a Judge - NCJFCJ; Boys' Club Medallion - Boys' Club of America; North Oakland NAACP Judicial Award; Distinguished Alumni Award - Cranbrook Schools; Child Advocacy Award - Starr Commonwealth; Arthur E. Moore Champion of Children Award - 6th Circuit Court
