Fundraiser to be held for 36th District Judge Cylenthia Miller
The Lawyers Committee for Judge Cylenthia Miller of the 36th District Court, will hold a Fundraiser on August 5, 2010 at Finn & Porter Restaurant, 525 W. Lafayette, in the DoubleTree Guest Fort Shelby Hotel. Checks are payable to “Committee to Reelect Judge Cylenthia Miller.” For tickets, contact co-chair attorney Jermaine Wyrick at (313)964-8950 or Attyjaw1@Ameritech.net.
Judges Association seeks nominations for inaugural award
The Michigan Judges Association is beginning a program to recognize a current or former circuit and/or Court of Appeals judge(s) who demonstrates excellence in trial practice, scholarship, and service to the community and profession. The first annual award will be presented at the State Court Administrative Office Fall Conference in Lansing. Recipients will be chosen on the basis of competence in docket management and managing trials, contributions to the profession, contributions to legal scholarship, and/or contributions to the community.
Nominations will be evaluated by a blue-ribbon committee consisting of attorneys and both current and former judges. A nomination form may be downloaded and printed at www.michiganjudgesassociation.org. The nomination package should include the nomination form, the nominee's curriculum vitae/resume, and any supporting letters or information. The deadline for submitting a nomination is July 30, 2010. Nominations may be faxed to Thomas Oatmen at 231-724-4587, emailed to him at oatmenth@co.muskegon.mi.us or mailed to:
Thomas G. Oatmen
Law Library, Sixth Floor
990 Terrace Street
Muskegon, 49442-3357
Questions may be directed to MJA Vice President Timothy G. Hicks at hicks@co.muskegon.mi.us or by phone at (231) 724-6337.
Lawsuit filed in 9-year-old boy’s carbon-monoxide death
STANTON, Mich. (AP) — Former and current state workers are being sued in the death of a 9-year-old western Michigan boy who perished with his father and stepmother in a room filled with carbon monoxide.
The lawsuit claims Nicholas Braman’s death could have been avoided if child welfare workers had removed him from his father’s house.
Authorities say Oliver Braman killed himself, Nicholas and his wife in 2007, days after failing to appear for sentencing in a child-abuse case involving a cattle prod and other sons.
There is no dispute that Montcalm County authorities had urged child-welfare workers to remove Nicholas.
The lawsuit was recently filed in federal court in Grand Rapids by Nicholas’ mother. The Department of Human Services declined to comment.
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