List of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court.

Current justices Justice Service began Current term expires Mandatory retirement deadline Appointing governor Party affiliation Law school attended Megan Cavanagh (Chief Justice) Jan. 1, 2019 Jan. 1, 2027 Jan. 1, 2043 n/a Democratic Wayne State Brian K. Zahra Jan. 15, 2011 Jan. 1, 2031 Jan. 1, 2031 Rick Snyder (R) Republican Detroit Mercy Richard H. Bernstein Jan. 1, 2015 Jan. 1, 2031 Jan. 1, 2047 n/aDemocratic Northwestern Elizabeth M. Welch Jan. 1, 2021 Jan. 1, 2029 Jan. 1, 2045 n/a Democratic Ohio State Kyra Harris Bolden Jan. 1, 2023 Jan. 1, 2029 Jan. 1, 2061 Gretchen Whitmer (D) Democratic Detroit Mercy Kimberly Thomas Jan. 1, 2025 Jan. 1, 2033 Jan. 1, 2049 n/a Democratic Harvard Noah Hood May 27, 2025 January 1, 2026 January 1, 2060 Gretchen Whitmer (D)Democratic Harvard

Chief justices

Michigan Territory

Augustus B. Woodward Solomon Sibley

Statehood

No. Chief Justice Tenure as Chief Justice Tenure on Supreme Court 1 William A. Fletcher 1836–1842 1836–1842 2 George Morell 1842–1843 1836–1843 3 Epaphroditus Ransom 1843–1848 1837–1848 4 Charles W. Whipple 1848–1852 1839–1855 5 Warner Wing 1852–1854 1845–1856 6 Sanford M. Green 1855–1856 1848–1857 7 Abner Pratt 1856–1857 1850–1857 8 George Martin 1858–1867 1851–1867 9 Thomas M. Cooley 1868–1870 1864–1885 10 James V. Campbell 1870–1872 1858–1890 11 Isaac P. Christiancy 1872–1874 January 1, 1858 – February 27, 1875 12 Benjamin F. Graves 1874–1876 1857, 1868–1883 13 Thomas M. Cooley 1876–1878 1864–1885 14 James V. Campbell 1878–1880 1858–1890 15 Isaac Marston 1880–1881 1875–1883 16 Benjamin F. Graves 1882–1883 1857, 1868–1883 17 Thomas M. Cooley 1884–1885 1864–1885 18 James V. Campbell 1885 1858–1890 19 Allen B. Morse 1885 1885–1891 20 Thomas R. Sherwood 1886–1889 1883–1889 21 James V. Campbell 1890 1858–1890 22 John W. Champlin 1890–1892 1884–1891 23 John W. McGrath 1892 1891–1895 24 Frank A. Hooker 1893 1893–1911 25 John W. McGrath 1894–1895 1891–1895 26 Charles D. Long 1895–1898 1888–1902 27 Claudius B. Grant 1898–1899 1890–1909 28 Robert Morris Montgomery 1900–1901 1892–1910 29 Frank A. Hooker 1902–1903 1893–1911 30 Joseph B. Moore 1904–1905 1896–1925 31 Aaron V. McAlvay 1907 1905–1915 32 Claudius B. Grant 1908 1890–1909 24 Charles A. Blair 1909 1905–1912 25 John E. Bird 1910 1910–1928 26 Russell C. Ostrander 1911 1905–1919 27 Joseph B. Moore 1912 1896–1925 28 Joseph H. Steere 1913 1911–1927 29 Aaron V. McAlvay 1914 1905–1915 30 Flavius L. Brooke 1915 1908–1921 31 John W. Stone 1916 1910–1924 32 Franz C. Kuhn 1917–1918 1917–1929 33 John E. Bird 1919 1910–1928 34 Joseph B. Moore 1920 1896–1925 35 Joseph H. Steere 1921 1911–1927 36 Grant Fellows 1922 1917–1929 37 Howard Wiest 1923 1921–1945 38 George M. Clark 1924 1919–1933 39 John S. McDonald 1925 1922–1933 40 John E. Bird 1926 1910–1928 41 Nelson Sharpe 1927 1919–1935 42 Richard C. Flannigan 1928 1927–1928 43 Louis H. Fead 1928 1928–1937 44 Walter Harper North 1929 1927–1952 45 Henry M. Butzel 1930–1931 1929–1955 46 George M. Clark 1932 1919–1933 47 John S. McDonald 1933 1922–1933 48 Nelson Sharpe 1934 1919–1935 49 William W. Potter 1935 1928–1940 50 Walter Harper North 1936 1927–1952 51 Louis H. Fead 1937 1928–1937 52 Howard Wiest 1938 1921–1945 53 Henry M. Butzel 1939 1929–1955 54 George E. Bushnell 1940 1934–1955 55 Edward M. Sharpe 1941 1934–1957 56 Bert D. Chandler 1942 1937–1943 57 Emerson R. Boyles 1943 1940–1956 58 Walter Harper North 1944 1927–1952 59 Raymond Wesley Starr 1945 1941–1946 60 Henry M. Butzel 1946 1929–1955 61 Leland W. Carr 1947 1941–1963 62 George E. Bushnell 1948 1934–1955 63 Edward M. Sharpe 1949 1934–1957 64 Emerson R. Boyles 1950 1940–1956 65 Neil E. Reid 1951 1944–1956 66 Clark J. Adams 1952 1952–1953 67 John R. Dethmers 1953 1946–1970 68 Henry M. Butzel 1954 1929–1955 69 Leland W. Carr 1955 1941–1963 70 John R. Dethmers 1956–1962 1946–1970 71 Leland W. Carr 1962–1963 1941–1963 72 Thomas M. Kavanagh 1964–1967 January 1, 1958 – April 19, 1975 73 John R. Dethmers 1967–1969 1946–1970 74 Thomas E. Brennan 1969–1971 January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1973 75 Thomas M. Kavanagh 1971–1974 January 1, 1958 – April 19, 1975 76 Thomas G. Kavanagh 1975–1979 January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1984 77 Mary S. Coleman 1979–1982 January 1, 1973 – December 24, 1982 78 John W. Fitzgerald 1982 January 7, 1974 – December 31, 1982 79 G. Mennen Williams 1983–1986 January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1986 80 Dorothy Comstock Riley 1987–1991 December 9, 1982 – February 16, 1983 and January 1, 1985 – September 1, 1997 81 Michael F. Cavanagh 1991–94 January 1, 1983 – December 31, 2014 82 James H. Brickley 1995–1996 December 27, 1982 – October 1, 1999 83 Conrad L. Mallett Jr. 1997–1998 December 21, 1990 – January 2, 1999 84 Elizabeth A. Weaver 1999–2000 January 1, 1995 – August 26, 2010 85 Maura D. Corrigan 2001–2004 January 1, 1999 – January 14, 2011 86 Clifford W. Taylor 2005–2008 August 21, 1997 – December 31, 2008 87 Marilyn J. Kelly 2009–2010 January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2012 88 Robert P. Young Jr. 2011–2017 December 30, 1998 – April 17, 2017 89 Stephen Markman 2017–2019 October 1, 1999 – December 31, 2020 90 Bridget Mary McCormack 2019–2022 January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2022 91 Elizabeth T. Clement 2022–2025 November 17, 2017 – April 14, 2025 92 Megan Cavanagh 2025– January 1, 2019 –

Former justices JudgeBegan serviceEnded serviceNotesClark J. Adams19521953Paul L. Adams1962, 19641973Dennis Archer19851993Nathaniel Bacon18551857Frederick Bates18051808Territorial JusticeJohn E. Bird19101928Eugene F. Black19561973Charles A. Blair19051912Patricia J. Boyle19831998Emerson R. Boyles19401956Thomas E. Brennan19671973James H. Brickley19831999Flavius L. Brooke19091921George E. Bushnell19341955Henry M. Butzel19291955Edward Cahill18901890James V. Campbell18581890William L. Carpenter19021908Leland W. Carr19451963Michael Cavanagh19822015Bert D. Chandler19361943John W. Champlin18841892Henry C. Chipman18271832Territorial JusticeIsaac P. Christiancy18571874George M. Clark19191933Elizabeth T. Clement20172025Mary S. Coleman19731982Thomas M. Cooley18641885Joseph T. Copeland18521857Maura Corrigan19962011John R. Dethmers19461971Alton Davis20102010Samuel T. Douglass18521857George H. Durand18921892George C. Edwards19561961Louis H. Fead19281937Alpheus Felch18421845Grant Fellows19171929John Warner Fitzgerald19741982Richard C. Flannigan19281928William A. Fletcher183618421st JusticeDaniel Goodwin18431846Claudius B. Grant18901909Benjamin F. Graves18681883Sanford M. Green18481857John Griffin18051824Territorial JusticeRobert P. Griffin19871994Diane Hathaway20082013Frank A. Hooker18931911John Hunt18241827Territorial JusticeDavid Johnson18521857Thomas G. Kavanagh19691984Thomas M. Kavanagh19581975Harry F. Kelly19541971Marilyn J. Kelly19972012Mary Beth Kelly20112015Frank C. Kuhn19121919Joan Larsen20152017Edwin Lawrence18571857Charles Levin19731996Lawrence Lindemer19751976Charles D. Long18881902Conrad L. Mallett Jr.19901998Randolph Manning18581864Stephen Markman19992020Isaac Marston18751883George Martin18511867Thomas Francis McAllister19381941Aaron V. McAlvay19051915Bridget Mary McCormack20132022John S. McDonald19221933John W. McGrath18901895George Miles18461850Robert Morris Montgomery18921910Blair Moody Jr.19771982Joseph B. Moore18951925George Morell1832183618361843Territorial JusticeState JusticeAllen B. Morse18851892Edward Mundy18481851Walter Harper North19271952Michael D. O'Hara19631968Russell C. Ostrander19051919Rollin H. Person19151917William W. Potter19281940Abner Pratt18501857Epaphroditus Ransom18371848Neil E. Reid19441956Dorothy Comstock Riley1982198519831997James L. Ryan19751985Edward M. Sharpe19341957Nelson Sharpe19191935Thomas R. Sherwood18831889Solomon Sibley18271837Territorial JusticeOtis M. Smith19611967Talbot Smith19551961Ernest A. Snow19261927Theodore Souris19601968Raymond W. Starr19411946Joseph H. Steere19111927John W. Stone19101922John Swainson19711975Clifford W. Taylor19972009Harry S. Toy19351937Josiah Turner18571857John D. Voelker(a/k/a Robert Traver)19571959David Viviano20132025Thomas A. E. Weadock19331933Elizabeth Weaver19942010Charles W. Whipple18391855Kurtis T. Wilder20172018Howard Wiest19211945Ross Wilkins18321837Territorial JusticeG. Mennen Williams19701987Edward H. C. Wilson18561857Warner Wing18451856Benjamin F. H. Witherell18571857James Witherell18081828Territorial JusticeWilliam Woodbridge18281832Territorial JusticeAugustus B. Woodward180518241st Territorial JusticeRobert P. Young Jr.19982017

References

External links List of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court 1836–2015