GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Members of the State Bar of Michigan are notified that the following elections will be held in June 2026:
• A statewide election for a non-judicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission
• Elections for 81 members of the Representative Assembly in 41 judicial circuits
• Elections for 6 members of the Board of Commissioners in 4 commissioner districts
• Elections for 11 members of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council in 3 districts
Nominating petitions may be filed no earlier than April 1, 2026, and no later than April 30, 2026. Ballots will be distributed no later than June 1, 2026, and must be completed online no later than June 15, 2026. Nominating petitions for all elections are available at michbar.org/programs/forms.
JUDICIAL TENURE COMMISSION
Active members will elect one non-judicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission for a term of three years, beginning on January 1, 2027, and expiring on December 31, 2029. 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 June 2026 is to be held by a member who is a non-judicial member.
It is now held by:
Dawn N. Ison, Detroit
Any active member of the State Bar who is not 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:
- The terms of certain elected members of the Assembly from judicial circuits as indicated below will expire at the close of the September 2026 meeting of the Representative Assembly. These seats are to be filled by election in June 2026 for terms of three years.
- 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 2026.
- 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 2025, expire immediately upon certification of the election of their successors in June 2026 for the balance of the respective unexpired terms.
2ND CIRCUIT – BERRIEN COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
3RD CIRCUIT – WAYNE COUNTY
Elect eight for a three-year term.
Elect one for a one-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Robbie J. Gaines, Jr.
Dawn S. Lee-Cotton
Shanika A. Owens
Richard M. Soranno
Delicia A. Taylor-Coleman
Macie Tuiasosopo Gaines
Kimberley A. Ward
6TH CIRCUIT – OAKLAND COUNTY
Elect ten for a three-year term.
Elect four for a two-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Michael J. Blau
Spencer M. Bondy
Mary A. Bowen
Ashley F. Eckerly
Toya Y. Jefferson
Rhonda S. Pozehl
Kymberly K. Reeves
(+Tanisha M. Davis is an incumbent, but under the applicable rules, her tenure is extended without election so she can serve as chair in 2027-2028.)
7TH CIRCUIT – GENESEE COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Elect one for a two-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Julie A. Winkfield
8TH CIRCUIT – MONTCALM AND IONIA COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Katie M. Johnson
9TH CIRCUIT – KALAMAZOO COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
10TH CIRCUIT – SAGINAW COUNTY
Elect two for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Krystal K. Pussehl
11TH CIRCUIT – ALGER, LUCE, MACKINAC, AND SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
12TH CIRCUIT – BARAGA, HOUGHTON, AND KEWEENAW COUNTIES
Elect one for a two-year term.
13TH CIRCUIT – ANTRIM, GRAND TRAVERSE, AND LEELANAU COUNTIES
Elect two for a two-year term.
14TH CIRCUIT – MUSKEGON COUNTY
Elect two for a one-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Shawn L. Perry**
Jennifer J. Roach**
15TH CIRCUIT – BRANCH COUNTY
Elect one for a one-year term.
16TH CIRCUIT – MACOMB COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Elect one for a two-year term.
17TH CIRCUIT – KENT COUNTY
Elect two for a three-year term.
Elect two for a two-year term.
18TH CIRCUIT – BAY COUNTY
Elect two for a two-year term.
19TH CIRCUIT – BENZIE AND MANISTEE COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
20TH CIRCUIT – OTTAWA COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Elect one for a two-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Anna C. White
21ST CIRCUIT – ISABELLA COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Becky J. Bolles
22ND CIRCUIT – WASHTENAW COUNTY
Elect three for a three-year term.
Elect two for a two-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Toi E. Dennis
Amy S. Krieg
23RD CIRCUIT – ARENAC, IOSCO, ALCONA & OSCODA COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Duane L. Hadley**
24TH CIRCUIT – SANILAC COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
25TH CIRCUIT – MARQUETTE COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Elect one for a two-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Karl A. Weber
26TH CIRCUIT – ALPENA AND MONTMORENCY COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
27TH CIRCUIT – LAKE AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
28TH CIRCUIT – MISSAUKEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Alexander S. Mallory
30TH CIRCUIT – INGHAM COUNTY
Elect two for a three-year term.
Elect one for a two-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Elizabeth K. Abdnour
31ST CIRCUIT – ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Elect two for a two-year term.
35TH CIRCUIT – SHIAWASSEE COUNTY
Elect one for a one-year term.
36TH CIRCUIT – VAN BUREN COUNTY
Elect one for a two-year term.
37TH CIRCUIT – CALHOUN COUNTY
Elect one for a two-year term.
38TH CIRCUIT – MONROE COUNTY
Elect one for a one-year term.
Elect one for a two--year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Sean M. Myers**
39TH CIRCUIT – LENAWEE COUNTY
Elect one for a two-year term.
41ST CIRCUIT – DICKINSON, IRON, AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES
Elect one for a two-year term.
42ND CIRCUIT – MIDLAND COUNTY
Elect one for a two-year term.
44TH CIRCUIT – LIVINGSTON COUNTY
Elect one for a two-year term.
45TH CIRCUIT – ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Keely A. Beemer
48TH CIRCUIT – ALLEGAN COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Michael J. Becker
49TH CIRCUIT – MECOSTA AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Steven M. Balkema
50TH CIRCUIT – CHIPPEWA COUNTY
Elect one for a two-year term.
53RD CIRCUIT – CHEBOYGAN AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES
Elect one for a one-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Anthony M. Juillet**
54TH CIRCUIT – TUSCOLA COUNTY
Elect one for a three-year term.
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Ashley K. Swick**
56TH CIRCUIT – EATON COUNTY
Elect two for a two-year term.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Board of Commissioners Active members in certain commissioner election districts will elect members of the Board of Commissioners for their districts as follows: The terms of the following commissioners of the State Bar will expire at the close of the September meeting of the 2025-2026 Board of Commissioners.
The seats are to be filled by election in June 2026 for terms of three years, commencing at the close of the September meeting of 
the2025-2026 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.
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 be nominated.
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.
DISTRICT B – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 7, 10, 18, 24, 40, 42, 52, AND 54
Elect one.
One seat – one vacancy
DISTRICT E – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 8, 29, 30, 35, 44, AND 56
Elect one.
One seat - one incumbent
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Robert A. Easterly, East Lansing
DISTRICT H – JUDICIAL CIRCUITS 3, 38, AND 39
Elect two.
Two seats - one incumbent, one vacancy
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Ponce D. Clay, Detroit
Vacancy
DISTRICT I – JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 6
Elect two.
Two seats - one incumbent, one vacancy+
Incumbent eligible for reelection:
Joshua A. Lerner, Royal Oak
Vacancy
(+David C. Anderson is an incumbent, but under the applicable rules, his tenure is extended without election so he can serve as president in 2028-2029. The authorized number of Board members is increased accordingly. The Board seat allocated to District I is filled by election.)
YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The members of the Young Lawyers Section will elect members of the Executive Council for their districts as follows: The terms of the following Executive Council members expire at the close of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council meeting in September 2026.
These seats are to be filled in by election in June 2026 for two-year terms. 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
Elect four.
Incumbents eligible for reelection:
Myles J. Baker, Detroit
Joseph S. Pernicano, Grosse Pointe Farms
Vacancy
Vacancy
DISTRICT 2 – OAKLAND COUNTY
Elect five.
Incumbents eligible for reelection:
Kathryn L. Ahlbrand, Birmingham
Elizabeth N. Erickson, Southfield
Antwuan M. Hawkins, Southfield
Matthew J. High, Birmingham
Vacancy
DISTRICT 3 – ALL MICHIGAN COUNTIES EXCEPT MACOMB, OAKLAND, AND WAYNE
Elect two.
Incumbents eligible for reelection:
Chad L. Antuma, Grand Rapids
Ashley E. Chalut, Hartland
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 that person.
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 that at least seven signatures be obtained by the people circulating the petition to ensure that at least five valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or found illegible and therefore unverifiable.
