Daily Briefs

 UDM Law alumni Reunion Gala to be  held at   Detroit Athletic Club 

The 11th annual Reunion Gala for all University of Detroit Mercy School of Law alumni will be held at the Detroit Athletic Club on Saturday, November 9, from 6:30-11 p.m. This year instead of honoring a single individual as the school’s Alumnus of the Year, UDM Law alumni will celebrate the school’s rich history of being known as “the law school of judges.” Currently, the school has 220 alumni who are active or retired members of the judiciary. The school hopes to have many of them present at the Gala to celebrate this proud tradition. Special recognition will also be given to the anniversary classes of 1963, 1988, and 2003. Elliot B. Glicksman (’69) will receive the Alumni Association’s Time and Talent Award. For additional details and to register online, visit the UDM Law Reunion Gala website at www.law.udmercy.edu/reunion.

 

Chief Judges Grant and Pezzetti to begin new terms in January

 
Chief Judge Nanci Grant has been appointed to a third consecutive two-year term as chief judge of the Oakland County Circuit Court beginning January 1, 2014.  The announcement was made late last week by the Michigan Supreme Court.  
 
Grant began serving the Circuit Court in 1996 after having previously worked as a private practice attorney specializing in commercial litigation.  She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan followed by her law degree from Wayne State University Law School.  Grant was appointed as presiding judge of the General Jurisdiction Division in 2000.   

Grant is the current chairperson of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission and a past president of the Michigan Judges Association (MJA).  Grant is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Michigan Judicial Institute. She has held many offices in various organizations

Grant was initially appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court as chief judge of the Oakland County Circuit Court in 2009 and was reappointed for a successive term in 2011.

In addition, Judge Elizabeth Pezzetti has recently been appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court as chief judge of the Oakland County Probate Court.  Pezzetti’s term as chief judge will begin on January 1, 2014.

Pezzetti joined the Oakland County Probate Court in 2001.  In addition to handling probate cases, Pezzetti serves in the Family Division.  Prior to joining the court, she was in private practice specializing in employment law, media law, school law and commercial litigation. She graduated from Wayne State University Law School.  Pezzetti has been the presiding judge of the Family Division since 2010.

She is currently a board member of the Michigan Inter Professional Association and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar Association, the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society and the Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee.  She is a fellow of the Michigan Bar Foundation and the Oakland County Bar Foundation. 

This will be Pezzetti’s second term as chief judge of the Probate Court as she previously served as chief judge in the 2008-09 term. 

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