Biden nominates two judges to Michigan’s federal courts
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — Two women who became judges in 2007 are up for a promotion to federal courts on each side of Michigan.
Oakland County Judge Shalina Kumar was picked for U.S. District Court in eastern Michigan, and Court of Appeals Judge Jane Beckering was tapped for the same court in western Michigan.
The nominations, which require approval by the U.S. Senate, were made by President Joe Biden and announced Wednesday.
The White House said Kumar would be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan.
Kumar and Beckering became judges the same way, filling vacancies through appointments by then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Later, they were elected by voters.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will pick their successors if Kumar and Beckering are confirmed by the Senate.
SBM section committee hosts roundtable, happy hour
The State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section’s Estates & Trusts Committee will host a roundtable discussion (open topic) and happy hour on Thursday, July 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Jim Brady’s Detroit located in Royal Oak at 1214 S. Main St.
There will be an open bar and appetizers, and there is no cost to attend.
To register, email Buzz Leach at Bleach@smb-t.com.
AG: Birth certificate policy unconstitutional
LANSING (AP) — A Michigan law that requires people to complete gender-confirmation surgery to change their gender on their birth certificate is unconstitutional, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
The opinion means people who want to change their birth certificate can now without proof of surgery.
Nessel issued it after state Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel asked the attorney general to examine the constitutionality of the 1978 law that requires a written statement from a physician confirming that gender-confirmation surgery has been completed.
The law violates the rights to equal protection and to due process, Nessel said.
In Michigan, parental information on birth certificates don't have to list biological parents, but can reflect whoever is going to love and care for the person, so birth certificates should be able to reflect a person's true identity, she said.
“The law violates Michiganders’ most basic and fundamental protections under the Constitution,” Nessel said. “As written, it is a tool of intolerance that treats one group of people different from the rest of us by requiring thousands of residents to undergo expensive and invasive medical procedures in order to amend their birth certificates to reflect their true identity."
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