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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Members of the State Bar of Michigan are notified that the following elections will be held in June 2025:

  • A statewide election for a non-judicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission.

  • for 85 members of the Representative Assembly in 48 judicial circuits.

  • for seven members of the Board of Commissioners in five commissioner districts.

  • for 13 members of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council in three districts.

Nominating petitions must be submitted by emailing them to csharlow@michbar.org no earlier than April 1, 2025, and no later than April 30, 2025. Nominating petitions for all elections can be accessed here.

Online voting will begin no later than June 1, 2025, and must be completed online no later than June 16, 2025. Ballots will be emailed to active Michigan attorneys at the email address they have on file. Check or update your contact information at michbar.org/MemberArea.


JUDICIAL TENURE COMMISSION

Active Michigan attorneys will elect one non-judicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission for a term of three years beginning on Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring on Dec. 31, 2028. Article 6, Section 30 of the Michigan Constitution provides that three of the commission’s nine members shall be State Bar members elected by the members of the State Bar. One of these shall be a judge and two shall not be judges. The seat to be filled by an election in June 2025 is to be held by a member who is not a judge.


STATEWIDE – NON-JUDICIAL

Elect one.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Thomas J. Ryan


REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

Active members in certain judicial circuits will elect members of the Representative Assembly for three-year terms in districts with seats that expire in September 2025 or for the balance of a seat’s term in seats that are vacant or currently filled with an interim appointment. When a partial term is being filled by the election, the elected candidates will take office immediately upon certification of the election in June 2025.


2ND CIRCUIT – BERRIEN COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

3RD CIRCUIT – WAYNE COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term and two for a two-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

LaKena T. Crespo, Detroit

4TH CIRCUIT – JACKSON COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Brad A. Brelinski, Jackson

5TH CIRCUIT – BARRY COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

6TH CIRCUIT – OAKLAND COUNTY

Elect eight for a three-year term, one for a two-year term, and five for a one-year term.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Fatima M. Bolyea, Southfield
James P. Brennan, Hazel Park
Tanisha M. Davis, Lathrup Village
Dennis M. Flessland, Huntington Woods
Elizabeth A. Hohauser, Troy
Toya Y. Jefferson, Southfield
Marcileen C. Pruitt, Southfield
Kymberly Kinchen Reeves, Novi
Rhonda Spencer Pozehl, Lake Orion
Michael E. Sawicky, Farmington Hills

7TH CIRCUIT – GENESEE COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Marc D. Morse, Grand Blanc

8TH CIRCUIT – MONTCALM AND IONIA COUNTIES

Elect one for a one-year term.

9TH CIRCUIT – KALAMAZOO COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Mark A. Holsomback, Kalamazoo

12TH CIRCUIT – BARAGA, HOUGHTON, AND KEWEENAW COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term.

13TH CIRCUIT – ANTRIM, GRAND TRAVERSE, AND LEELANAU COUNTIES

Elect three for a three-year term.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Agnieszka Jury, Traverse City
Anca I. Pop, Traverse City

14TH CIRCUIT – MUSKEGON COUNTY

Elect two for a two-year term.

15TH CIRCUIT – BRANCH COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

16TH CIRCUIT – MACOMB COUNTY

Elect three for a three-year term and one for a one-year term.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Lauren D. Walker, Mount Clemens
Ashley L. Zacharski, Mount Clemens

17TH CIRCUIT – KENT COUNTY

Elect three for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Brent T. Geers, Grand Rapids
Tobijah B. Koenig, Grand Rapids
Philip L. Strom, Grand Rapids

18TH CIRCUIT – BAY COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term.

20TH CIRCUIT – OTTAWA COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

22ND CIRCUIT–WASHTENAW COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Lisa C. Hagan, Ann Arbor

23RD CIRCUIT – ARENAC, IOSCO, ALCONA, AND OSCODA COUNTIES

Elect one for a one-year term.

24TH CIRCUIT – SANILAC COUNTY

Elect one for a one-year term.

25TH CIRCUIT – MARQUETTE COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Jeremy S. Pickens, Marquette

26TH CIRCUIT – ALPENA AND MONTMORENCY COUNTIES

Elect one for a one-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Lucas B. Patton, Alpena

27TH CIRCUIT – NEWAYGO AND OCEANA COUNTIES

Elect one for a one-year term.

29TH CIRCUIT – CLINTON AND GRATIOT COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Ann C. Sharkey, Ithaca

30TH CIRCUIT – INGHAM COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.

31ST CIRCUIT – ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Richard W. Schaaf, Marysville

33RD CIRCUIT – CHARLEVOIX COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

35TH CIRCUIT – SHIAWASSEE COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

36TH CIRCUIT – VAN BUREN COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

37TH CIRCUIT – CALHOUN COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

David E. Gilbert, Battle Creek
Lee D. Graham, Battle Creek

38TH CIRCUIT – MONROE COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Gregg P. Iddings, Monroe

39TH CIRCUIT – LENAWEE COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Katarina L. DuMont, Adrian

40TH CIRCUIT – LAPEER COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Bernard A. Jocuns, Lapeer

41ST CIRCUIT – DICKINSON, IRON, AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term

42ND CIRCUIT – MIDLAND COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Patrick A. Czerwinski, Midland

43RD CIRCUIT – CASS COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

44TH CIRCUIT – LIVINGSTON COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term and one for a two-year term

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

David T. Bittner, Howell

46TH CIRCUIT – CRAWFORD, KALKASKA, AND OTSEGO COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Courtney E. Cadotte, Gaylord

47TH CIRCUIT – DELTA COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

48TH CIRCUIT – ALLEGAN COUNTY

Elect one for a one-year term.

49TH CIRCUIT – MECOSTA AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES

Elect one for a one-year term.

50TH CIRCUIT – CHIPPEWA COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Robert L. Stratton III, Sault Ste. Marie

51ST CIRCUIT – LAKE AND MASON COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Tracie L. McCarn-Dinehart, Ludington

52ND CIRCUIT – HURON COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

53RD CIRCUIT – CHEBOYGAN AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES

Elect one for a two-year term.

54TH CIRCUIT – TUSCOLA COUNTY

Elect one for a one-year term.

55TH CIRCUIT – CLARE AND GLADWIN COUNTIES

Elect one for a two-year term.

56TH CIRCUIT – EATON COUNTY

Elect two for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Adam H. Strong, Charlotte

57TH CIRCUIT – EMMET COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Christina L. DeMoore, Petoskey


BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Active members will elect members of the Board of Commissioners in certain districts. The terms of the following commissioners of the State Bar will expire at the close of the September meeting of the 2024-2025 Board of Commissioners.

The three-year terms will be filled by election in June 2025. The following are the districts in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of incumbents.


DISTRICT A – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 11, 12, 13, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 41, 46, 47, 50, 51, 53, AND 57

Elect one.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Suzanne C. Larsen, Marquette

DISTRICT C – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 14, 17, 20, 21, 27, 49, AND 55

Elect two.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Thomas P. Murray Jr., Grand Rapids
Nicholas M. Ohanesian, Grand Rapids

DISTRICT F – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 1, 2, 5, 9, 15, 36, 37, 43, 45, AND 48

Elect one.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

James L. Liggins Jr., Kalamazoo

DISTRICT H – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 3, 38, AND 39

Elect one.

DISTRICT I – JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 6

Elect two.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

James W. Low, Royal Oak
Gerard V. Mantese, Troy


YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

The members of the Young Lawyers Section will elect members of the Executive Council for their districts. The terms of the following council members expire at the close of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council meeting in September 2025.

These seats are to be filled in by election in June 2025 for two-year terms. The following are the districts in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of the incumbents.


DISTRICT 1 – MACOMB AND WAYNE COUNTIES

Elect four.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Ali A. Berro, Deaborn
Fawzeih H. Daher, Detroit
Tenika R. Griggs, Redford

DISTRICT 2 – OAKLAND COUNTY

Elect four.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

Isra K. Khuja, Troy
Alexander P. Sheldon-Smith, Farmington Hills
Kayla M. Toma, Farmington Hills
Jessica D. Warfield, Southfield

DISTRICT 3 – ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT MACOMB, OAKLAND, AND WAYNE

Elect five.

Incumbents eligible for reelection:

John F. Duffield, Allegan
Megan N. Mitchell, Davison
Alexandar J. Thibodeau, Grand Rapids
Marisa A. Vinsky, Okemos