Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced the appointments of Adrienne Young to the Court of Appeals, Second District and Philip Mariani to the Court of Appeals, Third District.
Young is an Assistant Defender at the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) who represents individuals convicted of felonies who cannot afford counsel in courts across the state, including an active appellate practice and several appearances at the Michigan Supreme Court. Before joining SADO, Young clerked with the Michigan Supreme Court.
Young is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. She also holds a master’s degree in education. She is a graduate from the University of Michigan.
This appointment was made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Eilzabeth Gleicher. The term will commence on February 20, 2024, and expire at noon on January 1, 2025.
Mariani has served as a deputy legal counsel in the Executive Office of Governor Whitmer since January of 2019. Prior he practiced as an appellate attorney with Mark Granzotto, P.C., clerked for the Hon. Bridget M. McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court. He also previously worked as a litigator with Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller and as a federal judicial clerk for the Hon. Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Hon. Michael M. Baylson of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Hon. David R. Grand of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Mariani received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
This appointment was made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Douglas B. Shapiro. The term will commence March 15 at 5 p.m. and expire at noon on January 1, 2025.
Young is an Assistant Defender at the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) who represents individuals convicted of felonies who cannot afford counsel in courts across the state, including an active appellate practice and several appearances at the Michigan Supreme Court. Before joining SADO, Young clerked with the Michigan Supreme Court.
Young is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. She also holds a master’s degree in education. She is a graduate from the University of Michigan.
This appointment was made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Eilzabeth Gleicher. The term will commence on February 20, 2024, and expire at noon on January 1, 2025.
Mariani has served as a deputy legal counsel in the Executive Office of Governor Whitmer since January of 2019. Prior he practiced as an appellate attorney with Mark Granzotto, P.C., clerked for the Hon. Bridget M. McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court. He also previously worked as a litigator with Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller and as a federal judicial clerk for the Hon. Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Hon. Michael M. Baylson of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Hon. David R. Grand of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Mariani received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
This appointment was made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Douglas B. Shapiro. The term will commence March 15 at 5 p.m. and expire at noon on January 1, 2025.
