A state intermediate appellate court / Established 1965

Michigan Court of Appeals

Lansing · An intermediate appellate court in Michigan.

The Michigan Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court in Michigan, the tier between the state's trial courts and the Michigan Supreme Court. Its judges are chosen by nonpartisan election, the same method Michigan uses for its court of last resort. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former.

Judges in history

Currently serving

Nonpartisan

Selection

8-yr

Term

Current judges

Judge	Since
Albert Engel	1970
David Sawyer	1986
Mark J. Cavanagh	1988
William B. Murphy	1988
Kathleen Jansen	1989
Joel P. Hoekstra	1994
Jane E. Markey	1994
Peter D. O'Connell	1994
Henry William Saad	1994
Stephen Markman	1995
Michael Talbot	1998
Kurtis Wilder	1998
Patrick M. Meter	1999
Donald S. Owens	1999
Kirsten F. Kelly	2000
Pat M. Donofrio	2002
Karen Fort Hood	2002
Christopher Murray	2002
Stephen Borello	2003
Stephen L. Borrello	2003
Deborah A. Servitto	2006
Jane M. Beckering	2007
Elizabeth L. Gleicher	2007
Michael J. Kelly	2008
Cynthia Diane Stehpens	2008
Douglas B. Shapiro	2009
Amy Ronayne Krause	2010
Mark T. Boonstra	2012
Michael J. Riordan	2012
Michael F. Gadola	2015

Former judges

Judge	Years
Alton Davis	2005–2010
Bill Schuette	2003–2008
Jessica R. Cooper	2001–2007
Jeffrey G. Collins	1999–2001
Brian K. Zahra	1999–2001
Hilda R. Gage	1997–2006
Richard A. Bandstra	1995–2011
Michael R. Smolenski	1995–2009
Robert P. Young Jr.	1995–1999
Jeane Stempien	1993–2013
Maura D. Corrigan	1992–1999
Clifford W. Taylor	1992–1997
Helene N. White	1992–1995
Michael J. Connor	1991–1995
Chad Schmucker	1991–2011
E Thomas Fitzgerald	1990–2014
Thomas J. Brennan	1989–1995
Richard Allen Griffin	1989–2005
Marilyn Kelly	1989–1996
Dennis Kolenda	1989–2008
Janet T. Neff	1989–2007
Maureen Pulte Reilly	1989–1998
Charles Falahee Jr.	1988–2007
Martin M. Doctoroff	1987–2002
Gary R. McDonald	1987–2003
Elizabeth A. Weaver	1987–1994
Jospeh B. Sullivan	1986–1992
Roman S. Gribbs	1983–2000
John H. Shephard	1983–1994
Harold Hood	1982–2002
Myron H. Wahls	1982–1998
Barbara B. Mackenzie	1979–1999
Walter P. Cynar	1978–1990
William R. Beasley	1976–1989
Edward A. Quinnell	1976–1989
Dorothy Comstock Riley	1976–1982
Michael F. Cavanagh	1975–1982
Donald E. Holbrook Jr.	1975–2002
Nathan J. Kaufman	1975–1982
Richard M. Maher	1975–1991
Daniel F. Walsh	1975–1988
Glenn S. Allen Jr.	1974–1986
George N. Bashara Jr.	1973–1982
Vincent J. Brennan	1969–1986
S Jerome Bronson	1969–1986
Thomas M. Burns	1969–1986
Robert J. Danhof	1969–1992
Stewart Albert Newblatt	1967–1968
Charles L. Levin	1966–1972
Robert B. Burns	1965–1987
John W. Fitzgerald	1965–1974
John H. Gillis	1965–1992
Thomas Giles Kavanagh	1965–1969
T John Lesinski	1965–1976
Louis D. McGregor	1965–1976
Timothy C. Quinn	1965–1980
John D. Watts	1965–1966

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections to 8-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-06-30. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).