Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to appoint Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Michigan Supreme Court candidate, state rep. Kyra Bolden, speaks during an election night watch party at Motor City Casino in Detroit on Nov. 9, 2022. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to appoint the first Black woman — Bolden — to the Michigan Supreme Court, a spokesman said Tuesday, Nov. 22. LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to appoint the first Black woman to the Michigan Supreme Court, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Bolden is a state lawmaker from the Detroit area who has been a licensed lawyer for only eight years. She was a Democratic nominee for the Supreme Court in the Nov. 8 electionDemocrats“Kyra is passionate about the law and will be the first Black woman ever to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court,” Whitmer said. “She will bring a unique perspective to our high court as a Black woman — and as a new working mom — that has too long been left out.
Black men from both political parties have served as Supreme Court justices: Democrats Dennis Archer and Conrad Mallett, andMcCormack said in September that she was stepping down with six years left in her term. She served as chief justice until this week when members of the court chose Justice Elizabeth Clement to take over.
“Michigan’s courts are on a steady path to becoming more accessible, more engaged and more inclusive, and today’s addition to the Supreme Court is a groundbreaking step forward,” Clement said.She worked as a lawyer in civil litigation before her 2018 election to the House. Bolden also worked for a Wayne County judge and was a court-appointed defense lawyer in a Southfield court.Joey Cappelletti is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.
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