GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Members of the State Bar of Michigan are notified that the following elections will be held in June 2024:

A statewide election for a judicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission

Elections for 89 members of the Representative Assembly in 44 judicial circuits

Elections for seven members of the Board of Commissioners in five commissioner districts

Elections for 11 members of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council in three districts

Nominating petitions may be filed no earlier than April 1, 2024, nor later than April 30, 2024. Ballots will be distributed no later than June 1, 2024, and must be completed online no later than June 17, 2024. Nominating petitions for all elections are available online.

JUDICIAL TENURE COMMISSION

Active members will elect one judicial member to the Judicial Tenure Commission for a term of three years beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, and expiring on Dec. 31, 2027. Article 6, Section 30 of the Michigan Constitution provides that three of the Commission’s nine members shall be State Bar members elected by the members of the State Bar. One of these shall be a judge and two shall not be judges. The seat to be filled by an election in 2024 is to be held by a member who is a judge.

It is now held by: Brian R. Sullivan

Any active member of the State Bar who is a judge may be nominated by petitions bearing the signatures of not fewer than 50 active members of the State Bar. No member may sign a nominating petition for more than one Judicial Tenure Commission candidate. All signatures in violation of this rule will be deemed invalid. It is suggested to people circulating petitions that at least 75 signatures be obtained to ensure that at least 50 valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or be found illegible and therefore unverifiable.

REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

Active members in certain judicial circuits will elect members of the Representative Assembly for their circuits as follows:

1. The terms of certain elected members of the Assembly from judicial circuits as indicated below will expire at the close of the September 2024 meeting of the Representative Assembly. These seats are to be filled by election in June 2024 for terms of three years.

2. Vacancies in certain judicial circuits as indicated below are to be filled by election for the balance of the respective unexpired terms. The candidates elected will assume their office immediately upon the certification of their election in June 2024.

3. Terms of Assembly members in certain judicial circuits as indicated below, who serve by virtue of interim appointment by the Representative Assembly to fill seats for which there were no candidates for election in 2023, expire immediately upon certification of the election of their successors in June 2024 for the balance of the respective unexpired terms.

1ST CIRCUIT — HILLSDALE COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

2ND CIRCUIT — BERRIEN COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Blair M. Johnson

3RD CIRCUIT — WAYNE COUNTY

Elect seven for a three-year term.

Elect two for a two-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Deborah K. Blair

Robin E. Dillard

Jennifer C. Douglas

Elizabeth M. Johnson

Daniel S. Korobkin

Rita O. White

4TH CIRCUIT — JACKSON COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Andrew P. Kirkpatrick

5TH CIRCUIT — BARRY COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

Steven G. Storrs

6TH CIRCUIT — OAKLAND COUNTY

Elect ten for a three-year term.

Elect five for a two-year term.

Elect two for a one-year term.

Incumbent eligible for reelection:

J. Matthew Catchick, Jr.

Alec M. D’Annunzio

Michael A. Knoblock

Steven L. Rotenberg

James T. Weiner

7TH CIRCUIT — GENESEE COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

Elect one for a two-year term.

8TH CIRCUIT — MONTCALM AND IONIA COUNTIES

Elect one for a two-year term.

52ND CIRCUIT — HURON COUNTY

Elect one for a three-year term.

53RD CIRCUIT — CHEBOYGAN AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term.

54TH CIRCUIT — TUSCOLA COUNTY

Elect one for a two-year term.

55TH CIRCUIT — CLARE AND GLADWIN COUNTIES

Elect one for a three-year term.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Active members in certain commissioner election districts will elect members of the Board of Commissioners for their districts. The terms of the following commissioners of the State Bar will expire at the close of the September meeting of the 2023-2024 Board of Commissioners.

The seats are to be filled by election in June 2024 for terms of three years commencing at the close of the September meeting of the 2023-2024 Board of Commissioners. The following are the districts in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of the incumbents.

DISTRICT D — JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 16 AND 31

One seat – one incumbent

Sherriee L. Detzler

DISTRICT E — JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 5, 8, 29, 30, 35, 44, AND 56

One seat – one incumbent

Kristen D. Simmons

DISTRICT G — JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 4 AND 22

One seat – one vacancy

DISTRICT H — JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 3, 38, AND 39

One seat – one incumbent

Aaron V. Burrell

DISTRICT I — JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 6

Three seats - one incumbent and two vacancies +

Kameshia D. Gant

Vacancy

Vacancy

(+ Lisa J. Hamameh is an incumbent but under the applicable rules, her tenure is extended without election so she can serve as president in 2025-2026. The authorized number of board members is increased accordingly. The board seat allocated to District I is filled by election.)

(+ Thomas H. Howlett is an incumbent but under the applicable rules, his tenure is extended without election so he can serve as president in 2027-2028. The authorized number of board members is increased accordingly. The board seat allocated to District I is filled by election.)

Commissioners are nominated from among the active members of the State Bar having their principal offices within the commissioner election district. Any active member may circulate petitions for a candidate for district commissioner in his or her district. Five valid signatures of members entitled to vote in that district are required to nominate.

No member may sign nominating petitions for more district commissioner candidates than there are seats to be filled in the district. All signatures in violation of this rule will be deemed invalid. It is suggested to people circulating petitions that at least seven signatures be obtained to ensure that at least five valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or found illegible and therefore unverifiable.

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

The members of the Young Lawyers Section will elect members of the Executive Council for their districts. The terms of the following Executive Council members expire at the close of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council meeting in September 2024.

These seats are to be filled by election in June 2024 for terms of two years. The following are the districts in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of the incumbents.

DISTRICT 1 — MACOMB AND WAYNE COUNTIES

4 seats - three incumbents and one vacancy

Myles J. Baker

Matthew J. High

Laila A. Malki

Vacancy

DISTRICT 2 — OAKLAND COUNTY

3 seats -- three incumbents

Aysha F. Allos

Elizabeth Erickson

Antwuan M. Hawkins

DISTRICT 3 — ALL MICHIGAN COUNTIES EXCEPT MACOMB, OAKLAND, AND WAYNE

4 seats – three incumbents and one vacancy

Chad L. Antuma

Emma N. Green

Marisa A. Vinsky

Vacancy

Executive Council members shall be elected from the active membership of the Young Lawyers Section in the three districts by the active members having their address of record on file with the State Bar. Any active member may circulate petitions for a candidate for council member in his or her district. Five valid signatures of members entitled to vote for the nominee are required to nominate.

No member may sign nominating petitions for more Executive Council candidates than there are seats to be filled in the district. No member may sign nominating petitions for candidates outside of their district. All signatures in violation of these rules will be deemed invalid. It is suggested to people circulating petitions that at least seven signatures be obtained to ensure that at least five valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or found illegible and therefore unverifiable.