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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maxwell F. Badgley (1898-1969) —
also known as Max Badgley —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
9, 1898.
Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1969
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley; married, February
4, 1924, to Irene Reed (divorced 1932); married, September
25, 1947, to Helen Robson Haynes. |
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Don Binkowski (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1929.
Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Sharon J. Hromek. |
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Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas L. Brown —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
10, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1975-90; defeated, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans; American Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1990.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Son of Ferdinand
Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956,
1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael F. Cavanagh (b. 1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
21, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-82; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1991-95.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2011.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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William Byrnes Cudlip (1904-1988) —
also known as William B. Cudlip —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 4,
1904.
Son of William J. Cudlip and Luella (Byrnes) Cudlip.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
13th District, 1961-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1964-72; defeated, 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich., November
12, 1988 (age 84 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lynwood Rockwell Bope. |
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Son of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite DenHerder. |
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Son of Roy P. Dethmers and Agnes (DeRoos) Dethmers.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Arbitration Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roman S. Gribbs (b. 1925) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1968-69; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1970-74; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1983.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Paul Griffin (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert P. Griffin —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
6, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned
1966; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
American Judicature Society; NAACP; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., August
20, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook, Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
29, 1931.
Son of Donald
E. Holbrook.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1965-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives:
Married to Patsy Ann Cox. |
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Harold Hood (b. 1931) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1931.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1973-77; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1977-78; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1978-82; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1990.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Frank J. Kelley (b. 1924) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1961-98; appointed 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1980,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Alpha
Kappa Psi; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1999.
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Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st
District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary);
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Woodmen;
American Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus John Lesinski (1925-1996) —
also known as T. John Lesinski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1951-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-60); Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-76; resigned 1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in 1996
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Leonard Levin (b. 1926) —
also known as Charles L. Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1926.
Son of Theodore
Levin.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-96.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1996.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
20, 1933.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital,
Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., July 20,
2001 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) —
also known as Thomas F. McAllister —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 4,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Gary R. McDonald (b. 1940) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born February
3, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1972-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1977-87; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1978; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael D. O'Hara (1910-1978) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., September
19, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963-68; defeated, 1956, 1957, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died in 1978
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924-2004) —
also known as Dorothy Ruth Comstock —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
6, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1972; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1976-82; appointed 1976;
resigned 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-83, 1985-97; defeated, 1982;
appointed 1982; resigned 1997; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-91.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Judicature Society.
Died October
23, 2004 (age 79 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) —
also known as Farrell E. Roberts —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 29,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1957-60; member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th
District 1965-66); candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Amvets.
Died in 1985
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March 31,
1906.
Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Margaret Collins. |
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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Son of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer.
Republican. Realtor;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
NAACP;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) —
also known as Robert S. Tubbs —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
23, 1897.
Son of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Joyce Burgess. |
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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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Daniel F. Walsh (b. 1930) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1930.
Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1969-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-88; resigned 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Son of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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