Laura Baird

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Laura Baird
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives
from the 70th district
In office
1 January 1995 –31 December 2000
Alma mater Western Michigan University (B.A.)
Thomas Cooley Law School (J.D.)
Occupationpolitician
Professionlawyer, judge

Laura L. Baird (born 1 October 1952) is an American politician and judge. She was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000, when she was elected a judge of the Michigan Circuit Court.

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Baird was born on 1 October 1952 in northern Michigan, [1] [2] to parents Boyd C. Baird and Nancy L. Tingley. [3] Her father and grandfather both served as probate judges. [1] [4] Baird attended Western Michigan University, graduating in 1975, then earned her J.D. degree from Thomas Cooley Law School in 1979. [1] [5] She was placed on the court-appointed list for legal cases regarding abuse and neglect shortly after graduating from law school. [4] Baird worked at a private legal practice, Baird & Zulakis, from 1980 to 2000, [5] with her husband George Zulakis. [6]

Laura Baird and George Zulakis had three children, Michael, Nicholas, and Zoe. [1] [2] Nicholas died in 2001. [7] Zoe enrolled at the University of Minnesota Law School in 2018. [8] Laura Baird's father Boyd C. Baird died in 2008. [3]

Political career

Baird later moved to Okemos, Michigan, [1] and was Ingham County commissioner from 1992 to 1994, representing the 11th district. [5] She ran for the 70th district seat on the Michigan House of Representatives in 1994, as a Democratic Party candidate, and won. [1] Baird was elected to another term in 1996, and remained in office from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000. [9] Baird was elected a judge of the Michigan Circuit Court in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. [5] In 2013, Baird was elected vice president of the Michigan Judges Association, [10] and became president of the MJA in December 2015. [11]

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  2. 1 2 "Legislator Details". Michigan Legislative Biography. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Defense attorney takes pride in safeguarding constitutional rights". Legal News. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "NICHOLAS L. ZULAKIS". Lansing State Journal. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Congratulations!". LinkedIn. Baird & Zulakis P.C. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Laura Baird Laura Baird (D) State Representative, District 70". Michigan Votes. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ingham County 30th Circuit Court Judge Laura Baird elected Vice President of Michigan Judges Association". Legal News. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Judge Baird spearheads Michigan Judges Association". Legal News. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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