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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.

87
Judges in history
30
On record as serving
Nonpartisan
Selection
8-yr
Term

Roster as of the CourtListener bulk-data snapshot (2026-03-31): recent departures and appointments may not be reflected, so it is shown as “on record,” not “currently serving.”

Judges on record

Former judges

JudgeYears
Alton Davis2005–2010
Bill Schuette2003–2008
Jessica R. Cooper2001–2007
Jeffrey G. Collins1999–2001
Brian K. Zahra1999–2001
Hilda R. Gage1997–2006
Richard A. Bandstra1995–2011
Michael R. Smolenski1995–2009
Robert P. Young Jr.1995–1999
Jeane Stempien1993–2013
Maura D. Corrigan1992–1999
Clifford W. Taylor1992–1997
Helene N. White1992–1995
Michael J. Connor1991–1995
Chad Schmucker1991–2011
E Thomas Fitzgerald1990–2014
Thomas J. Brennan1989–1995
Richard Allen Griffin1989–2005
Marilyn Kelly1989–1996
Dennis Kolenda1989–2008
Janet T. Neff1989–2007
Maureen Pulte Reilly1989–1998
Charles Falahee Jr.1988–2007
Martin M. Doctoroff1987–2002
Gary R. McDonald1987–2003
Elizabeth A. Weaver1987–1994
Jospeh B. Sullivan1986–1992
Roman S. Gribbs1983–2000
John H. Shephard1983–1994
Harold Hood1982–2002
Myron H. Wahls1982–1998
Barbara B. Mackenzie1979–1999
Walter P. Cynar1978–1990
William R. Beasley1976–1989
Edward A. Quinnell1976–1989
Dorothy Comstock Riley1976–1982
Michael F. Cavanagh1975–1982
Donald E. Holbrook Jr.1975–2002
Nathan J. Kaufman1975–1982
Richard M. Maher1975–1991
Daniel F. Walsh1975–1988
Glenn S. Allen Jr.1974–1986
George N. Bashara Jr.1973–1982
Vincent J. Brennan1969–1986
S Jerome Bronson1969–1986
Thomas M. Burns1969–1986
Robert J. Danhof1969–1992
Stewart Albert Newblatt1967–1968
Charles L. Levin1966–1972
Robert B. Burns1965–1987
John W. Fitzgerald1965–1974
John H. Gillis1965–1992
Thomas Giles Kavanagh1965–1969
T John Lesinski1965–1976
Louis D. McGregor1965–1976
Timothy C. Quinn1965–1980
John D. Watts1965–1966

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 as of 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).