Following is a list of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court .
Following is a list of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court .
| Justice | Service began | Current term expires | Mandatory retirement deadline | Appointing governor | Party affiliation | Law school attended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth T. Clement (Chief Justice) | Nov. 17, 2017 | Jan. 1, 2027 | Jan. 1, 2051 | Rick Snyder (R) [lower-alpha 1] | Republican | Michigan State |
| Brian K. Zahra | Jan. 15, 2011 | Jan. 1, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2031 | Rick Snyder (R) [lower-alpha 1] | Republican | Detroit Mercy |
| David Viviano | Feb. 27, 2013 | Jan. 1, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2047 | Rick Snyder (R) [lower-alpha 1] | Republican | Michigan |
| Richard H. Bernstein | Jan. 1, 2015 | Jan. 1, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2049 | n/a | Democratic | Northwestern |
| Megan Cavanagh | Jan. 1, 2019 | Jan. 1, 2027 | Jan. 1, 2043 | n/a | Democratic | Wayne State |
| 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, 2025 [lower-alpha 2] | Jan 1, 2058 | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | Democratic | Detroit Mercy |
| 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– | November 17, 2017 – |
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