On January 7, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointments of Magistrate Tamara Garwood to the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor and Tanya Grillo to the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County.
Garwood, of Ann Arbor, is magistrate at the 15th District Court, and previously served as attorney and partner at Baker, Stringer & Garwood, LLP. She is co-chair of the State Bar of Michigan UPL Committee and an instructor for the Michigan Judicial Institute. In 2025, Garwood was awarded the A. Thomas Truesdell Distinguished Service Award by the Michigan Association of District Court Magistrates for Outstanding Dedication and Service.
Garwood holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University.
This appointment will be made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Karen Valvo. Judge Garwood’s term will expire at twelve o’clock noon on January 1, 2027.
Garwood, of Ann Arbor, is magistrate at the 15th District Court, and previously served as attorney and partner at Baker, Stringer & Garwood, LLP. She is co-chair of the State Bar of Michigan UPL Committee and an instructor for the Michigan Judicial Institute. In 2025, Garwood was awarded the A. Thomas Truesdell Distinguished Service Award by the Michigan Association of District Court Magistrates for Outstanding Dedication and Service.
Garwood holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University.
This appointment will be made to fill a partial term following the resignation of Judge Karen Valvo. Judge Garwood’s term will expire at twelve o’clock noon on January 1, 2027.
