Larkin named chief judge

 Judge Andrea Andrews Larkin was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to serve as the chief judge for the 54-B District Court for a two-year term commencing January 1, 2014.  

Larkin was elected to the bench by voters during the November 2012 General Election. Her new role as chief judge was previously held by 54-B District Court Judge Richard D. Ball.
A chief judge’s duties include overseeing the court’s caseload, assignments, schedules, personnel and budget.
Larkin graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1980 and received her J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School in 1983. She practiced law at the Varnum Firm in Grand Rapids where she was the acting assistant city attorney for Grandville and had an extensive district court practice. She was most recently a partner in the Lansing office of the Detroit law firm of Dickinson Wright where she practiced civil and commercial litigation in all the courts of Michigan, as well as the Federal courts.
 

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