Michigan Court of Appeals / Joined 1970 / Active

Albert Engel

Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals

Albert Engel is a Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, serving since 1970. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure
Since 1970 · 55 yrs

Judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1970Michigan Court of Appeals

Judicial Record

In our data, Engel authored 3 published opinions for the court (1970–1971). Most cited: People v. Van Smith (11 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 3 of these were attributed to Engel by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.

Selected opinions

YearCaseCitationCited
1971People v. Van Smith30 Mich. App. 38411
1970Wells v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange29 Mich. App. 2353
1970Nickel v. Nickel185 N.W.2d 2003

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Questions & answers

How do judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals reach the bench?
The court's current selection method is nonpartisan election.
Which court is Albert Engel on?
Albert Engel is a Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Sources

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55 years on the Michigan Court of Appeals. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).