Award winner: Wayne County Judge aims to provide equal justice and access to everyone
Published: October 21, 2024
Patricia Perez Fresard, chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court
of Michigan in Wayne County, will be presented with the Detroit Bar
Association’s Dennis Archer Public Service Award on November 14 at the
Detroit Yacht Club.
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