State Bar of Michigan announces election results

The State Bar of Michigan recently announced the following 2021 election results:

SBM Board of  Commissioners

Two attorneys won uncontested elections for the State Bar Board of Commissioners. Judge Kristen D. Simmons, of Lansing, was elected to serve District E, representing Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Livingston, Montcalm, and Shiawassee counties. Simmons serves as judge in the 54A District Court in Lansing. Judge Erane C. Washington was re-elected to serve District G, representing Jackson and Washtenaw counties. Washington serves as a judge in the 14A District Court in Ypsilanti.

Aaron V. Burrell, Sherriee L. Detzler, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kameshia D. Gant, Lisa J. Hamameh, and Thomas H. Howlett won contested seats in this year’s Board of Commissioners elections. All will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the September 2024 board meeting.

Detzler was elected to serve District D, representing Macomb and St. Clair counties. Burrell was elected to serve District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties. Hamameh and Howlett were reelected, and Gant was elected to serve District I, representing Oakland County.

The SBM Board of Commissioners provides oversight to the State Bar on finance, public policy, professional standards, and member services and communications.

Judicial Tenure Commission (JTC)

Judge Brian R. Sullivan of Detroit won an uncontested election for a three-year term on the Judicial Tenure Commission that will commence Jan. 1, 2022 and expire on Dec. 31, 2024.

The JTC is a constitutionally created body that promotes the integrity of the judicial process and preserves public confidence in the courts.

SBM Representative Assembly

Fifty-two attorneys won uncontested races in the State Bar Representative Assembly.

4th Circuit—Jackson County: Andrew P. Kirkpatrick, Jackson

3rd Circuit—Wayne County: Deborah K. Blair, Robin E. Dillard, Jennifer C. Douglas, Julia A. Gilbert, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Daniel S. Korobkin, Dawn Lee-Cotton, Shanika A. Owens, Richard M. Soranno, Kimberley A. Ward.

5th Circuit—Barry County: Steven G. Storrs, Hastings

6th Circuit—Oakland County
J. Matthew Catchick, Southfield
David J. Eagles, Farmington Hills
J. Scot Garrison, Pontiac
Dawn M. King, Southfield
Michael A. Knoblock, Royal Oak
Mathew Kobliska, Farmington Hills
Steven L. Rotenberg, Bingham Farms
Michael E. Sawicky, Farmington Hills
James T. Weiner, Bingham Farms

7th Circuit—Genesee County
Alena M. Clark, Flint

8th Circuit—Ionia and Montcalm Counties
Christopher R. Hekman, Stanton

9th Circuit—Kalamazoo County
Reh Starks-Harling, Kalamazoo

14th Circuit—Muskegon County
Elise M. Elzinga, Muskegon
Jennifer J. Roach, Muskegon

15th Circuit—Branch County
William D. Renner II, Coldwater

16th Circuit—Macomb County
Alyia M. Hakim, Roseville
Laura Polizzi, Mt. Clemens

17th Circuit—Kent County
Joshua Z. Kosmerick, Grand Rapids
Ashleigh K. Russett, Grand Rapids
21st Circuit—Isabella County
Anthony C. Putz, Mt. Pleasant

23rd Circuit—Alcona, Arenac, Iosco, and Oscoda Counties
Duane L. Hadley, Standish

25th Circuit—Marquette County
Karl A. Weber, Marquette

29th Circuit—Clinton and Gratiot Counties
Cassandra R. Green, St. Johns
Sarah E. Huyser, Ithaca

30th Circuit—Ingham County
Yolanda M. Bennett, Lansing
Mary A. Bowen, Lansing
Kara R. Hart-Negrich, Lansing
Jessica L. Zimbelman, Lansing

32nd Circuit—Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties
Rudolph F. Perhalla, Ironwood

33rd Circuit—Charlevoix County
Kevin G. Klevorn, Boyne City

34th Circuit—Ogemaw and Roscommon Counties
Troy B. Daniel, Roscommon

35th Circuit—Shiawassee County
Michael L. Herendeen, Ovid

37th Circuit—Calhoun County
Angela Easterday, Battle Creek

44th Circuit—Livingston County
Dennis L. Perkins, Howell

46th Circuit—Crawford, Kalkaska, and Otsego Counties
Courtney E. Cadotte, Gaylord

47th Circuit—Delta County
Lauren M. Wickman, Escanaba

50th Circuit—Chippewa County
Jason N. Rozencweig, Sault Ste. Marie

52nd Circuit—Huron County
Dallas Rooney, Bad Axe
53rd Circuit—Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties
Melissa Goodrich, Cheboygan

55th Circuit—Clare and Gladwin Counties
Thomas R. Evans, Gladwin

The 150-member Representative Assembly was created in 1972 to increase the proportion of members who actively participate in State Bar policy.

SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Council

Three attorneys—Jerome Crawford of Clinton Township, Kirstina R. Magyari of Detroit, and Colemon L. Potts of Detroit—won a contested election in District 1, representing Wayne and Macomb counties, for two-year terms expiring in 2023.

Two attorneys—Aysha F. Allos of Oak Park and Daniel. K. Keith of Troy—won uncontested elections in District 2, representing Oakland county, for two-year terms expiring in 2023.

Two attorneys—Jacob G. Eccleston of Portage and Amy S. Krieg of Ann Arbor—won uncontested elections in District 3, representing all Michigan counties except for Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, for two-year terms expiring in 2023.

The Young Lawyers Executive Council governs the members of the Young Lawyers Section, one of the State Bar’s largest sections. The section provides education, information, and analysis about issues of concern through meetings, seminars, public service programs, and newsletters. The section has won numerous awards for its public service and educational programs.