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Retirement event for Judge Timothy Connors set for December 30


The Hon. Timothy P. Connors is retiring from the bench after 34 years of service to the community.  His family and friends are hosting a “Stop by to Say Goodbye” event, 5 to 7 p.m., on Monday, December 30, at Mediterrano Restaurant, 2900 S. State Street in Ann Arbor.

Appetizers will be provided. Cash bar.

All attorneys are invited to stop by and share their well wishes and fond memories with Connors.  

To ensure a headcount at the restaurant, please RSVP by Friday, December 13 to: connuhur@mac.com.

Connors has been a State Court Judge since 1991. For 11 of those years he served as a chief judge. He is the Presiding Judge for the Peacemaking Court, the Presiding Judge for the Business Court and handles civil and ICWA cases. He is a past co-chair, and current member of the Michigan Tribal-State-Federal Forum. He has also served by appointment as Judge Pro Tem for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. The Native American Rights Fund appointed Judge Connors to its Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative in 2017. Connors has been awarded numerous honors throughout his career.

Connors is also a past member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Tribal Leadership Forum. He is currently a member of the Michigan Judicial Council – Expanding Problem Resolution Approaches Work Group.

Connors teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and/or Peacemaking and Restorative Justice at the University of Michigan Law School, Wayne State Law School and Vermont Law School.


Women’s Bar Book Club to meet Nov. 5


The Women’s Bar Association (WBA), Oakland County region of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, will present its next Book Club online Tuesday, November 5, beginning at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

For the November meeting, the club will be discussing “The Perfect Nanny” by Leila Slimani.

To register for this discussion and receive the Zoom link, email Janine.M. Plourde@gmail.com.

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