Kimberly Thomas | |
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Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
Preceded by | David Viviano |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971or1972(age 52–53) |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Maryland,College Park (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
Kimberly Ann Thomas (born 1971 or 1972) [1] is an American lawyer and academic. She is a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Thomas received a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. [2] [3]
Before joining law school,Thomas was a reporter for The Detroit News . [2] After law school,Thomas clerked for Judge R. Guy Cole of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. [3] [4] Thomas joined the University of Michigan School of Law in 2003,prior to that she was a trial attorney with Defender Association of Philadelphia. [5] She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship which lead her to teach at the University College Cork School of Law in Cork,Ireland. [6]
In April 2024,Thomas announced her candidacy for a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. [4] Thomas received the endorsement of Chief Justice Elizabeth T. Clement. [7] Thomas won election the Supreme Court,defeating challenger Andrew Fink. [8]
She lives in Washtenaw County with her husband and two children. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Kimberly Thomas | 2,568,043 | 61.11% | |
Nonpartisan | Andrew Fink | 1,634,510 | 38.89% | |
Total votes | 4,202,553 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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