‘State of the Court’ address kicks off program

The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, kicked off its annual luncheon program on Wednesday, September 25, at the Atheneum in Detroit with a “State of the Court” address by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Sean Cox (eighth from right), Eastern District of Michigan. Cox was appointed to the federal bench on June 12, 2006, after previously serving as a judge of the Wayne County Circuit Court from 1996 to 2006. Prior to his circuit court service, Cox was a partner with the law firm of Cummings, McClorey, Davis, and Acho. ?He is pictured with (left to right) Ann Daley; FBA Secretary-Treasurer Matt Allen; retired Judge Victoria Roberts; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chief Judge Daniel Opperman; Jennifer Salvatore; U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kim Altman; Mike Palizzi; U.S. District Court Judge Susan DeClerq; U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison; FBA President Andrew Lievense; U.S. District Court Judges Paul Borman, Gershwin Drain, Laurie Michelson, and Terrence Berg; Bill Swor; and U.S. District Court Judge Shalina Kumar.