Gov. Snyder appoints Quist to 17th Circuit Court, Kent County
Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday announced the appointment of George “Jay” Quist, of Grand Rapids, to the 17th Circuit Court in Kent County.
“In more than three years serving on the family court bench, Judge Quist has distinguished himself as a hard-working and thoughtful jurist capable of efficiently managing a busy docket while paying careful attention to what the law requires,” Snyder said. “I am confident he will continue to serve the people of Kent County well as he transitions into this new role.”
Quist began his legal career as a civil litigator with the Grand Rapids law firm Kluczynski, Girtz & Vogelzang and then joined the firm of Roberts Betz & Bloss. He was appointed to the Workers’ Compensation Board of Magistrates in 1999 and then served as chief magistrate beginning in January 2011. Quist served as director of employment services for the Michigan Administrative Hearing System in the state’s Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs. He was appointed to the Kent County Family Court in 2012, where he has instituted continual changes in the courtroom for efficiency and fairness.
Quist earned a bachelor’s degree from Hope College and a law degree from George Washington University. He transitions from the Kent County Family Court to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of James Redford who now serves as legal counsel to Snyder.
Quist will stand for election in 2016 for a full six-year term.
ABA announces 2015 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts
The American Bar Association announced Wednesday its selections for the 2015 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work in media and the arts that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. This is the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose.
The winners are:
“Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison,” a book that shines a harsh light on America’s juvenile prisons and argues that state-run detention centers should be abolished
The Case Against 8,” a behind-the-scenes documentary that looks at the historic federal court case to overturn Prop 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage
“Till Death Do Us Part,” an investigative newspaper series that examines South Carolina’s “silent epidemic” of domestic violence and proposes concrete solutions to reduce the state’s extraordinarily high rate of women killed by men
“Serial: Season One,” a radio podcast that probes a 2000 murder trial in Baltimore to tell a larger story of the realities of criminal prosecution
The awards ceremony will take place July 21 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. ABA President William Hubbard will present the Silver Gavel Awards to honorees.
The ABA will present four Silver Gavels and four honorable mentions from 168 entries received in all eligible categories: books, commentary, documentaries, drama and literature, magazines, newspapers, radio, television and other media.
The association has presented these awards annually since 1958.
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