Michigan Hall of Justice
Post Office Box 30052
Lansing, MI 48909
Michigan Hall of Justice, 6th Floor
925 West Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI 48915
Full Name:
Brian K. Zahra
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Suzanne; 2 Children
Home City:
Northville Township, MI
JD, University of Detroit Law School, 1984-1987
BA, Wayne State University, 1980-1984
Candidate, Michigan State Justice of the Supreme Court, 2022
Member, Advisory Committee, Michigan Judicial Institute Domestic Violence Benchbook
Member, Circuit Court Appellate Rules Committee
Member, Domestic Violence Legislation Implementation Task Force
Former Member, Michigan Board of Law Examiners
Member, Michigan Civil Jury Instructions Committee
Justice, Michigan State Supreme Court, 2011-present
Articles Editor, State Bar of Michigans Corporation and Finance Business Law Journal
Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University College of Law, 2016
Senior Fellow of Law and Public Policy, University of Michigan Dearborn, 2015-2016
Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1998-2011
Chief Judge Pro Tempore, Michigan Court of Appeals, 2005-2007
Adjunct Professor, Mercy Law School, University of Detroit, 1994-2002
Judge, Wayne County Circuit Court, 1994-1998
Attorney, Dickinson Wright, Professional Limited Liability Company, 1989-1994
Law Clerk, Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff, United States District Court, Eastern District of the United States, 1987-1989
Member, Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
Former Officer, Catholic Lawyers Society
Board Member, Catholic Lawyers Society
Member, Kiwanis Club International
Member, Knights of Columbus
Former Member, Law Review, Law School, University of Detroit
Member, Leadership Detroit
Member/Former Officer, Maltese American Benevolent Society
Member, Maltese American Community Club
Member, Michigan Board of Law Examiners
Member/Secretary/Vice-President, Michigan Chapter, Federalist Society