Following is a list of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Justice | data-sort-type=date | Service began | data-sort-type=date | Current term expires | data-sort-type=date | Mandatory retirement deadline | Appointing governor | Party affiliation | Law school attended |
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Elizabeth T. Clement (Chief Justice) | Nov. 17, 2017 | Jan. 1, 2027 | Jan. 1, 2051 | Rick Snyder (R) | Republican | Michigan State | |||
Brian K. Zahra | Jan. 15, 2011 | Jan. 1, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2031 | Rick Snyder (R) | Republican | Detroit Mercy | |||
David Viviano | Feb. 27, 2013 | Jan. 1, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2047 | Rick Snyder (R) | 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 | |||
Jan. 1, 2021 | Jan. 1, 2029 | Jan. 1, 2045 | n/a | Democratic | Ohio State | ||||
Kyra Harris Bolden | Jan 1, 2023 | Jan 1, 2025 | Jan 1, 2058 | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | Democratic | Detroit Mercy |
No. | Chief Justice | Tenure as Chief Justice | Tenure on Supreme Court | |
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1 | 1836–1842 | 1836–1842 | ||
2 | 1842–1843 | 1836–1843 | ||
3 | 1843–1848 | 1837–1848 | ||
4 | 1848–1852 | 1839–1855 | ||
5 | 1852–1854 | 1845–1856 | ||
6 | 1855–1856 | 1848–1857 | ||
7 | 1856–1857 | 1850–1857 | ||
8 | 1858–1867 | 1851–1867 | ||
9 | 1868–1870 | 1864–1885 | ||
10 | 1870–1872 | 1858–1890 | ||
11 | 1872–1874 | January 1, 1858 – February 27, 1875 | ||
12 | 1874–1876 | 1857, 1868–1883 | ||
13 | 1876–1878 | 1864–1885 | ||
14 | 1878–1880 | 1858–1890 | ||
15 | 1880–1881 | 1875–1883 | ||
16 | 1882–1883 | 1857, 1868–1883 | ||
17 | 1884–1885 | 1864–1885 | ||
18 | 1885 | 1858–1890 | ||
19 | 1885 | 1885–1891 | ||
20 | 1886–1889 | 1883–1889 | ||
21 | 1890 | 1858–1890 | ||
22 | 1890–1892 | 1884–1891 | ||
23 | 1892 | 1891–1895 | ||
24 | 1893 | 1893–1911 | ||
25 | 1894–1895 | 1891–1895 | ||
26 | 1895–1898 | 1888–1902 | ||
27 | 1898–1899 | 1890–1909 | ||
28 | 1900–1901 | 1892–1910 | ||
29 | 1902–1903 | 1893–1911 | ||
30 | 1904–1905 | 1896–1925 | ||
31 | 1907 | 1905–1915 | ||
32 | 1908 | 1890–1909 | ||
24 | 1909 | 1905–1912 | ||
25 | 1910 | 1910–1928 | ||
26 | 1911 | 1905–1919 | ||
27 | 1912 | 1896–1925 | ||
28 | 1913 | 1911–1927 | ||
29 | 1914 | 1905–1915 | ||
30 | 1915 | 1908–1921 | ||
31 | 1916 | 1910–1924 | ||
32 | 1917–1918 | 1917–1929 | ||
33 | 1919 | 1910–1928 | ||
34 | 1920 | 1896–1925 | ||
35 | 1921 | 1911–1927 | ||
36 | 1922 | 1917–1929 | ||
37 | 1923 | 1921–1945 | ||
38 | 1924 | 1919–1933 | ||
39 | 1925 | 1922–1933 | ||
40 | 1926 | 1910–1928 | ||
41 | 1927 | 1919–1935 | ||
42 | 1928 | 1927–1928 | ||
43 | 1928 | 1928–1937 | ||
44 | 1929 | 1927–1952 | ||
45 | 1930–1931 | 1929–1955 | ||
46 | 1932 | 1919–1933 | ||
47 | 1933 | 1922–1933 | ||
48 | 1934 | 1919–1935 | ||
49 | 1935 | 1928–1940 | ||
50 | 1936 | 1927–1952 | ||
51 | 1937 | 1928–1937 | ||
52 | 1938 | 1921–1945 | ||
53 | 1939 | 1929–1955 | ||
54 | 1940 | 1934–1955 | ||
55 | 1941 | 1934–1957 | ||
56 | 1942 | 1937–1943 | ||
57 | 1943 | 1940–1956 | ||
58 | 1944 | 1927–1952 | ||
59 | 1945 | 1941–1946 | ||
60 | 1946 | 1929–1955 | ||
61 | 1947 | 1941–1963 | ||
62 | 1948 | 1934–1955 | ||
63 | 1949 | 1934–1957 | ||
64 | 1950 | 1940–1956 | ||
65 | 1951 | 1944–1956 | ||
66 | 1952 | 1952–1953 | ||
67 | 1953 | 1946–1970 | ||
68 | 1954 | 1929–1955 | ||
69 | 1955 | 1941–1963 | ||
70 | 1956–1962 | 1946–1970 | ||
71 | 1962–1963 | 1941–1963 | ||
72 | 1964–1967 | January 1, 1958 – April 19, 1975 | ||
73 | 1967–1969 | 1946–1970 | ||
74 | 1969–1971 | January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1973 | ||
75 | 1971–1974 | January 1, 1958 – April 19, 1975 | ||
76 | 1975–1979 | January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1984 | ||
77 | 1979–1982 | January 1, 1973 – December 24, 1982 | ||
78 | 1982 | January 7, 1974 – December 31, 1982 | ||
79 | 1983–1986 | January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1986 | ||
80 | 1987–1991 | December 9, 1982 – February 16, 1983 and January 1, 1985 – September 1, 1997 | ||
81 | 1991–94 | January 1, 1983 – December 31, 2014 | ||
82 | 1995–1996 | December 27, 1982 – October 1, 1999 | ||
83 | 1997–1998 | December 21, 1990 – January 2, 1999 | ||
84 | 1999–2000 | January 1, 1995 – August 26, 2010 | ||
85 | 2001–2004 | January 1, 1999 – January 14, 2011 | ||
86 | 2005–2008 | August 21, 1997 – December 31, 2008 | ||
87 | 2009–2010 | January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2012 | ||
88 | 2011–2017 | December 30, 1998 – April 17, 2017 | ||
89 | 2017–2019 | October 1, 1999 – December 31, 2020 | ||
90 | 2019–2022 | January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2022 | ||
91 | 2022– | November 17, 2017 – |