Litigation

New Justice Appointed to MI High Court

By Peter Hardin

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, on Monday named appeals judge Brian Zahra to an opening on the state Supreme Court.  Judge Zahra’s selection maintains a four-judge majority on the seven-judge court, according to an article from MLive.com, operated by Booth Newspapers.

In other state Supreme Court developments:

• Maureen O’Connor took the oath of office as the first female chief justice in Ohio, the Columbus Dispatch reported. She vowed to work to eliminate partisan primaries for judicial elections.
• Judge Douglas Combs, appointed by Gov. Brad Henry, received the oath of office as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, according to a Shawnee News-Star article.
• Women hold a majority of seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court for the first time, following the investiture of Justice Barbara Jackson, the News & Observer reported.

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 10, 2011 (boomark / email).