The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed the Honorable Lisa McCormick as Chief Judge of the 30th Circuit Court, effective January 1, 2026, and has reappointed the Honorable Shauna Dunnings as Chief Probate Judge of Ingham County, also effective January 1, 2026.
Judge McCormick is a Circuit Court Judge for the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, where she is assigned to, and presides over the Family Division. Judge McCormick was appointed in 2020 to this judicial seat by Governor Whitmer and was later in the same year elected to that seat as the incumbent.
Judge McCormick is responsible for a docket that includes child abuse and neglect cases, child custody, parenting time, child support, delinquency, and Personal Protection Order hearings. Judge McCormick presides over the Family Treatment Court in Ingham County. In 2021, Judge McCormick was appointed by Governor Whitmer as a seated member of the Human Trafficking Commission for the State of Michigan. Judge McCormick is the co-chair of the Michigan Judges Association Family Law Committee and the Chair of the Community Corrections Advisory Board. In 2024, Judge McCormick was appointed to the State Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee and is chair of the Family Treatment Court Subcommittee.
As part of her leadership team, Judge McCormick has appointed Probate Judge Shauna Dunnings as Chief Circuit Court Judge Pro Tempore and Judge James Jamo as Presiding General Trial Division Judge, effective the same date. Judge McCormick will continue to serve as the Presiding Judge of the Family Division.
“I am honored to serve as Chief Judge for the Ingham County Circuit Court. I remain committed to upholding the highest standards of judicial responsibility and working collaboratively to ensure our court serves the community with fairness, transparency and respect” said Judge McCormick
Judge Dunnings was elected to the Probate Court bench in 2018 and has served as Chief Probate Judge since 2022. She is also completing a one-year term as Chief Circuit Judge. Judge Dunnings will continue presiding over a docket that includes probate cases, juvenile delinquency, neglect and abuse, and adoption cases. Judge Dunnings also presides over the Phoenix Treatment Court.
Before joining the bench, Judge Dunnings held several key leadership roles within the Michigan judiciary. Her experience includes serving as Assistant Friend of the Court and Attorney Referee in Eaton County; Friend of the Court and Deputy Court Administrator in Ingham County; and later as Circuit Court Administrator for Ingham County.
Judge Dunnings remains active in several professional and judicial organizations. She currently serves as President-Elect of the Michigan Probate Judges Association, is a member of the Judicial Section Council of the State Bar of Michigan, and serves on the Michigan Supreme Court’s Commission on Fairness and Public Trust in the Michigan Judiciary.
Judge McCormick is a Circuit Court Judge for the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, where she is assigned to, and presides over the Family Division. Judge McCormick was appointed in 2020 to this judicial seat by Governor Whitmer and was later in the same year elected to that seat as the incumbent.
Judge McCormick is responsible for a docket that includes child abuse and neglect cases, child custody, parenting time, child support, delinquency, and Personal Protection Order hearings. Judge McCormick presides over the Family Treatment Court in Ingham County. In 2021, Judge McCormick was appointed by Governor Whitmer as a seated member of the Human Trafficking Commission for the State of Michigan. Judge McCormick is the co-chair of the Michigan Judges Association Family Law Committee and the Chair of the Community Corrections Advisory Board. In 2024, Judge McCormick was appointed to the State Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee and is chair of the Family Treatment Court Subcommittee.
As part of her leadership team, Judge McCormick has appointed Probate Judge Shauna Dunnings as Chief Circuit Court Judge Pro Tempore and Judge James Jamo as Presiding General Trial Division Judge, effective the same date. Judge McCormick will continue to serve as the Presiding Judge of the Family Division.
“I am honored to serve as Chief Judge for the Ingham County Circuit Court. I remain committed to upholding the highest standards of judicial responsibility and working collaboratively to ensure our court serves the community with fairness, transparency and respect” said Judge McCormick
Judge Dunnings was elected to the Probate Court bench in 2018 and has served as Chief Probate Judge since 2022. She is also completing a one-year term as Chief Circuit Judge. Judge Dunnings will continue presiding over a docket that includes probate cases, juvenile delinquency, neglect and abuse, and adoption cases. Judge Dunnings also presides over the Phoenix Treatment Court.
Before joining the bench, Judge Dunnings held several key leadership roles within the Michigan judiciary. Her experience includes serving as Assistant Friend of the Court and Attorney Referee in Eaton County; Friend of the Court and Deputy Court Administrator in Ingham County; and later as Circuit Court Administrator for Ingham County.
Judge Dunnings remains active in several professional and judicial organizations. She currently serves as President-Elect of the Michigan Probate Judges Association, is a member of the Judicial Section Council of the State Bar of Michigan, and serves on the Michigan Supreme Court’s Commission on Fairness and Public Trust in the Michigan Judiciary.
