The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association and the Wolverine Bar Association (WBA) co-hosted a Law Student Reception on Sunday, Oct. 19, at the home of Wayne County Probate Court Judge Terrence A. Keith. The reception provided an opportunity for law students to meet and network with judges and attorneys who practice in Wayne and Oakland counties. Among those taking part in the reception were (front row, l-r) Wayne County 36th District Court Judge Wanda Evans, Kim Ward, WBA Treasurer Jehan Crump-Gibson, Markeisha Miner, Linda Parker, Oakland County 50th District Court Judge Cynthia Walker, Oakland County 46th District Court Judge Debra Nance, WBA President Chantez Pattman Knowles, Wayne County 36th District Court Judge Patricia Jefferson, Tiffany Boyd, and Nikkiya Branch; along with (second row) John Nussbaumer, Shanta McMullan, Tenicia Vanzant, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Ulysses Boykin, Ingham County 54-A District Court Judge Hugh Clarke, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Edward Ewell, Aaron Burrell, and Michael Jackson; in addition to (back) Henry Harmon, Phyllis Crocker, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Leo Bowman, Wayne County 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King, Wayne County Probate Court Judge Terrence A. Keith, and Wayne County 36th District Court Judge Prentis Edwards Jr.

 

 Photo by John Meiu

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