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Brian Zahra's Biography

Contact Information

Office


General

Court

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 Michigan’s 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

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