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1 Michigan ar Journal March State ar Election Notice Members of the State ar of Michigan are hereby notified that the following elections will be held in June 2013: statewide election for a nonjudicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission Elections for members of the Representative ssembly in 34 judicial circuits Elections for members of the oard of Commissioners in five commissioner districts Elections for members of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council in three districts Nominating petitions may be filed no earlier than pril 1, 2013, nor later than pril 30, allots will be distributed no later than June 1, 2013, and must be received postmarked or completed online no later than June 15, Nominating petitions for all elections are on pages 60 through 64. Judicial Tenure Commission ctive members will elect one nonju dicial member of the Judicial Tenure Com mission for a term of three years, beginning January 1, 2014, and expiring December 31, rticle 6, Section 30 of the Michigan Constitution provides that three of the Commission s nine members shall be State ar members elected by the members of the State ar. One of these shall be a judge and two shall not be judges. The seat to be filled by election in 2013 is to be held by a member who is not a judge. It is now held by: Thomas J. Ryan, Sylvan Lake ny active member of the State ar who is not a judge may be nominated by petitions bearing the signatures of not fewer than 50 active members of the State ar. No member may sign a nominating petition for more than one Judicial Tenure Commission candidate. ll signatures in violation of this rule will be deemed invalid. It is suggested to persons circulating petitions that at least 75 signatures be obtained to ensure that at least 50 valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or be found illegible and therefore unverifiable. Representative ssembly ctive members in certain judicial circuits will elect members of the Representative ssembly for their circuits as follows: 1. The terms of certain elected members of the ssembly from judicial circuits as indicated below will expire at the close of the 2013 nnual Meeting of the State ar. These seats are to be filled by election in June 2013 for terms of three years. 2. Vacancies in certain judicial circuits as in dicated below are to be filled by election for the balance of the respective unexpired terms. The candidates elected will assume their office immediately upon the certification of their election in June Terms of ssembly members in certain judicial circuits as indicated below, who serve by virtue of interim appointment by the Representative ssembly to fill seats for which there were no candidates for election in 2012, expire immediately upon certification of the election of their successors in June 2013 for the balance of the respective unexpired terms. Following are the judicial circuits in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of incumbents. NOTE: * Cannot run for re-election, having served two consecutive three-year terms. + ssembly interim appointee eligible to run for election. The nnual Meeting of the Representative ssembly is held in the month of September. 3rd Circuit Wayne County Elect 4 for a three-year term expiring at Elect 1 for the balance of a one-year term expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting in * Susan L. Haroutunian, Detroit James W. Heath, Detroit * Michael J. McClory, Detroit * Stephen M. Taratuta, Detroit 4th Circuit Jackson County expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting * ruce. arton, Jackson 5th Circuit arry County expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting 6th Circuit Oakland County Elect 8 for a three-year term expiring at expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting Daniel J. Cherrin, Royal Oak Sarah E. Kuchon, Troy Sheldon G. Larky, ingham Farms Jeffrey. Linden, ingham Farms Ray Harold Littleton II, Farmington Hills + David S. Senawi, loomfield Hills James T. Weiner, ingham Farms David. Wolfe, Troy 7th Circuit Genesee County my M. Kline, Flint 9th Circuit Kalamazoo County Donald L. Roberts, Kalamazoo 12th Circuit Keweenaw, araga, and Houghton Counties 13th Circuit Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and ntrim Counties Elect 3 for a three-year term expiring at * John R. lakeslee, Traverse City Lee Hornberger, Traverse City * Robert H. Witkop, Traverse City

2 March 2013 Michigan ar Journal State ar Election Notice 57 16th Circuit Macomb County Elect 3 for a three-year term expiring at expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting Carl E. Chioini, Mt. Clemens * James T. Hogan, Clinton Township * Dana M. Warnez, Center Line 17th Circuit Kent County Elect 3 for the balance of a two-year term expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting E. Thomas McCarthy Jr., Grand Rapids Thomas R. TerMaat, Grand Rapids 3 Vacancies 18th Circuit ay County Jan. Miner, ay City lan R. Sullivan, ay City 19th Circuit Manistee and enzie Counties Elect 1 for the balance of a one-year term expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting in th Circuit Ottawa County * Maureen Van Hoven, Jenison 22nd Circuit Washtenaw County Robert K. Fergan, nn rbor 23rd Circuit Iosco, Oscoda, renac, and lcona Counties expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting 27th Circuit Newaygo and Oceana Counties Elect 1 for the balance of a one-year term expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting in th Circuit Clinton and Gratiot Counties 30th Circuit Ingham County Elect 3 for a three-year term expiring at Francis X. Hathaway, East Lansing + Michael Janowski, Lansing Shenique. Moss, Lansing 31st Circuit St. Clair County Daniel. Damman, Port Huron T. llen Francis, Port Huron 36th Circuit Van uren County 37th Circuit Calhoun County Darling. Garcia, attle Creek lisa Parker, attle Creek 38th Circuit Monroe County expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting James P. artlett, Monroe 39th Circuit Lenawee County * drienne L. Iddings, drian 40th Circuit Lapeer County Michael C. Delling, Lapeer 41st Circuit Menominee, Iron, and Dickinson Counties * Hon. Christopher S. Ninomiya, Iron Mountain 42nd Circuit Midland County * Julia. Close, Midland Joseph G. Sepesy, Midland 43rd Circuit Cass County 44th Circuit Livingston County * Kathleen M. Oemke, Howell 46th Circuit Otsego, Crawford, and Kalkaska Counties Everette E. yers, Grayling 50th Circuit Chippewa County * James. Riggle, Sault Ste. Marie 51st Circuit Lake and Mason Counties Hon. Jeffrey C. Nellis, Ludington 54th Circuit Tuscola County expiring at the close of the nnual Meeting + John ishop, Vassar 56th Circuit Eaton County Jessica S. Fox, Eaton Rapids Michael W. Thomsen, Eaton Rapids 57th Circuit Emmet County * Jennifer J. Schafer, Petoskey oard of Commissioners ctive members in certain commissioner election districts will elect members of the oard of Commissioners for their districts as follows: The terms of the following commissioners of the State ar will expire at the close of the 2013 nnual Meeting of the State ar.

3 Michigan ar Journal March State ar Election Notice The seats are to be filled by election in June 2013 for terms of three years, commencing at the close of the 2013 nnual Meeting. Following are the districts in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of the incumbents. District Judicial Circuits 11, 12, 13, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 41, 46, 47, 50, 51, 53, and 57 One seat One Incumbent Hon. James N. Erhart, Petoskey District C Judicial Circuits 14, 17, 20, 21, 27, 49, and 55 Two seats One Incumbent, One Vacancy Robert J. uchanan, Grand Rapids District F Judicial Circuits 1, 2, 9, 15, 36, 37, 43, 45, and 48 One seat One Incumbent Julie. Sullivan, Kalamazoo District H Judicial Circuits 3, 38, and 39 One seat One Incumbent Dennis M. arnes, Detroit District I Judicial Circuit 6 Two seats One Incumbent, One Vacancy Edward L. Haroutunian, ingham Farms Commissioners are nominated from among the active members of the State ar having their principal offices within the commissioner election district. ny active member may circulate petitions for a candidate for district commissioner in his or her district. Five valid signatures of members entitled to vote in that district are required to nominate. No member may sign nominating petitions for more district commissioner candidates than there are seats to be filled in the district. ll signatures in violation of this rule will be deemed invalid. It is suggested to persons circulating petitions that at least seven signatures be obtained to ensure that at least five valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or found illegible and therefore unverifiable. State ar of Michigan Representative ssembly Election Districts (March 2013) Houghton 12th Keweenaw 12th State ar of Michigan Commissioner Election Districts (March 2013) Gogebic 32nd Ontonagon 32nd araga 12th Iron 41st Marquette 25th Dickinson 41st Menominee 41st lger 11th Delta 47th Schoolcraft 11th Luce 11th Mackinac 11th Chippewa 50th Emmet 57th Cheboygan 53rd Charlevoix 33rd Presque Isle 53rd Keweenaw Leelanau 13th ntrim 13th Otsego Montmorency lpena 46th 26th 26th Houghton enzie 19th Kalkaska Crawford Oscoda lcona Grand Traverse 13th 46th 46th 23rd 23rd Gogebic Ontonagon Iron araga Marquette Dickinson Menominee lger Delta Schoolcraft Luce Mackinac Chippewa Emmet Cheboygan Presque Isle Charlevoix Otsego Montmorency lpena ntrim Leelanau Kalkaska Crawford Oscoda lcona enzie Grand Traverse Manistee Wexford Missaukee Roscommon Ogemaw Iosco Manistee Wexford Missaukee Roscommon Ogemaw Iosco 19th 28th 28th 34th 34th 23rd renac Mason Lake Osceola Clare Gladwin 23rd 51st 51st 49th 55th 55th Huron 52nd ay 18th Oceana Newaygo Mecosta Isabella Midland 27th 27th 49th 21st 42nd Tuscola Sanilac 54th 24th Muskegon Montcalm Gratiot Saginaw 14th 8th 29th 10th Lapeer Genesee Kent St. Clair 7th 40th Ionia Clinton Shiawassee Ottawa 17th 31st 8th 29th 35th 20th Macomb Oakland 16th llegan arry Eaton Ingham Livingston 6th 48th 5th 56th 30th 44th Washtenaw Wayne Calhoun Van uren Kalamazoo Jackson 22nd 3rd 36th 9th 37th 4th Mason Lake Osceola Clare Gladwin renac C C C Huron ay Oceana Newaygo Mecosta Isabella Midland C C C C Tuscola Sanilac Muskegon Montcalm Gratiot Saginaw C E E Lapeer Kent Genesee St. Clair Ottawa Ionia Clinton Shiawassee C C E E E D Macomb Oakland llegan arry Eaton Ingham Livingston I D F E E E E Lenawee errien Cass St. Joseph ranch Hillsdale 2nd 43rd 45th 15th 1st 39th Monroe 38th Van Washtenaw uren Kalamazoo Calhoun Jackson F F F G G Wayne H errien Cass St. Joseph ranch Hillsdale Lenawee F F F F F H Monroe H

4 March 2013 Michigan ar Journal State ar Election Notice 59 YOUNG LWYERS SECTION The members of the Young Lawyers Section will elect members of the Executive Council for their districts as follows: The terms of 10 Executive Council members expire at the close of the 2013 nnual Meeting of the State ar. These seats are to be filled by election in June 2013 for terms of two years. Following are the districts in which elections are to be held, the number of seats to be filled, and the names of the incumbents. District 1 Wayne and Macomb Counties Three seats Three Incumbents Stephanie Elena Farkas, Plymouth Noah Page Hood, Detroit Laura I. Marji, Mt. Clemens District 2 Oakland County Three seats Two Incumbents, One Vacancy Syeda Farhana Davidson, uburn Hills Nicholas G. Even, loomfield Hills District 3 ll Michigan Counties except Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Four seats Four Incumbents Kara Rachel Hart-Negrich, Lansing Mark William Jane, nn rbor Donald Rencher, Lansing Robert Paul Vance, Flint Executive Council members shall be elected from the active membership of the Young Lawyers Section in the three districts by the active members having their address of record on file with the State ar therein. ny active member may circulate petitions for a candidate for Council member in his or her district. Five valid signatures of members entitled to vote for the nominee are required to nominate. No member may sign nominating petitions for more Executive Council candidates than there are seats to be filled in the district. No member may sign nominating petitions for candidates outside of their district. ll signatures in violation of these rules will be deemed invalid. It is suggested to persons circulating petitions that at least seven signatures be obtained to ensure that at least five valid signatures remain should any be ruled invalid or found illegible and therefore unverifiable. Gogebic Ontonagon Iron Houghton Keweenaw araga Marquette Dickinson Menominee Delta District 3 ll other Michigan counties lger Schoolcraft Luce Mackinac Chippewa Emmet Cheboygan Charlevoix ntrim Presque Isle Otsego Montmorency lpena Leelanau Kalkaska Crawford Oscoda lcona enzie Grand Traverse Manistee Wexford Missaukee Roscommon Ogemaw Iosco Mason Lake Osceola Clare Gladwin renac Oceana Newaygo Mecosta Isabella Midland ay Muskegon Montcalm Gratiot Saginaw Ottawa Kent Ionia Clinton Shiawassee llegan arry Eaton Ingham Livingston Genesee Van uren Kalamazoo Calhoun Jackson Washtenaw errien Cass St. Joseph ranch Hillsdale Lenawee Tuscola Oakland Monroe Lapeer Wayne Huron Sanilac Macomb St. Clair District 2 Oakland County District 1 Wayne and Macomb Counties The nominating petitions on the following pages may be removed from the ar Journal or downloaded from the web at or a petition in substantially the same form may be used. Petitions must be filed no earlier than pril 1, 2013, nor later than pril 30, 2013, with the Secretary of the State ar, Michael Franck uilding, 306 Townsend Street, Lansing, Michigan Please note: The candidate named on each nominating petition form must consent to the nomination by signature on each form. Candidates are requested to submit, along with their nominating petitions, a statement of biographical information, to be published and distributed to voting members along with their ballots. Statements must be written in the third person, typed doublespaced on letter-size paper, contain no more than 200 words, and must not contain statements other than biographical information. The State ar reserves the right to edit materials that do not conform to these requirements. ecause the time for preparation is limited, this information must be received by pril 30. The State ar cannot guarantee that information received after that date will be distributed to voting members.

5 Michigan ar Journal March State ar Election Notice STTE R OF MICHIGN NOMINTING PETITION FOR Executive Council Member, Young Lawyers Section We, the undersigned active members of the State ar of Michigan, having our address of record with the State ar within the above district, hereby nominate: with the State ar is located at: PLESE PRINT NME P# DDRESS District whose address of record in said district, for the office of Executive Council Member, Young Lawyers Section of the State ar of Michigan from the said district, to be voted on at the election to be held therein during the year NOTE: FIVE VLID SIGNTURES OF MEMERS ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEE RE REQUIRED TO NOMINTE. SIGNTURES MUST E OF CTIVE MEMERS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE DISTRICT NMED OVE. NO MEMER SHLL SIGN NOMINTING PETITIONS FOR MORE CNDIDTES THN THERE RE VCNCIES TO E FILLED IN THE DISTRICT. THE CNDIDTE NMED IN THIS PETITION MUST INDICTE CONSENT TO THE NOMINTION Y SIGNTURE ELOW. PETITIONS MUST E FILED WITH THE SECRETRY OF THE STTE R T THE MICHEL FRNCK UILDING, 306 TOWNSEND STREET, LNSING, MI , NOT ERLIER THN PRIL 1 NOR LTER THN PRIL 30. PETITIONER CNNOT E LISTED. P# Printed Name Principal Office ddress Signature PRINTED NME OF CIRCULTOR says that his/her address of record with the State ar is, an active member of the State ar of Michigan, and he/she circulated the foregoing petition, and is well acquainted with the persons whose names are thereto affixed, and such persons signed the said petition in his/her presence. Signature of Circulator PETITIONER MY SIGN S CIRCULTOR I hereby accept the nomination for which this petition is submitted. DDRESS Candidate s Signature SIGNTURE DTE

6 March 2013 Michigan ar Journal State ar Election Notice 61 STTE R OF MICHIGN NOMINTING PETITION FOR Nonjudicial Member, Judicial Tenure Commission We, the undersigned active members of the State ar of Michigan, having our principal offices for the practice of law as indicated below, hereby nominate: PLESE PRINT NME P# Michigan, whose principal office is located at: DDRESS for the office of member, Judicial Tenure Commission, to be voted on at the election to be held in 2013., an active member of the State ar of NOTE: 50 VLID SIGNTURES OF CTIVE MEMERS RE REQUIRED TO NOMINTE. NO MEMER SHLL SIGN NOMINTING PETITIONS FOR MORE THN ONE CNDIDTE. THE CNDIDTE NMED IN THIS PETITION MUST INDICTE CONSENT TO THE NOMINTION Y SIGNTURE ELOW. PETITIONS MUST E FILED WITH THE SECRETRY OF THE STTE R T THE MICHEL FRNCK UILDING, 306 TOWNSEND STREET, LNSING, MI , NOT ERLIER THN PRIL 1 NOR LTER THN PRIL 30. PETITIONER CNNOT E LISTED. P# Printed Name Principal Office ddress Signature (Signatures required on opposite side of this form.)

7 Michigan ar Journal March State ar Election Notice P# Printed Name Principal Office ddress Signature NOTE: 50 VLID SIGNTURES RE REQUIRED TO NOMINTE. CIRCULTORS RE DVISED TO FILE TOTL IN EXCESS OF THT NUMER. PRINTED NME OF CIRCULTOR says that his/her principal office address is, an active member of the State ar of Michigan, and he/she circulated the foregoing petition, and is well acquainted with the persons whose names are thereto affixed, and such persons signed the said petition in his/her presence. Signature of Circulator PETITIONER MY SIGN S CIRCULTOR I hereby accept the nomination for which this petition is submitted. DDRESS Candidate s Signature SIGNTURE DTE

8 March 2013 Michigan ar Journal State ar Election Notice 63 STTE R OF MICHIGN NOMINTING PETITION FOR Member, Representative ssembly Judicial Circuit We, the undersigned active members of the State ar of Michigan, having our principal offices for the practice of law within the above judicial circuit, hereby nominate: the practice of law is located at: PLESE PRINT NME P# DDRESS whose principal office for in said judicial circuit, for the office of member, Representative ssembly of the State ar of Michigan from the said judicial circuit, to be voted on at the election to be held therein during the year NOTE: FIVE VLID SIGNTURES OF MEMERS ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEE RE REQUIRED TO NOMINTE. SIGNTURES MUST E OF CTIVE MEMERS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE JUDICIL CIRCUIT NMED OVE. NO MEMER SHLL SIGN NOMINTING PETITIONS FOR MORE CNDIDTES THN THERE RE VCNCIES TO E FILLED IN THE JUDICIL CIRCUIT. THE CNDIDTE NMED IN THIS PETITION MUST INDICTE CONSENT TO THE NOMINTION Y SIGNTURE ELOW. PETITIONS MUST E FILED WITH THE SECRETRY OF THE STTE R T THE MICHEL FRNCK UILDING, 306 TOWNSEND STREET, LNSING, MI , NOT ERLIER THN PRIL 1 NOR LTER THN PRIL 30. PETITIONER CNNOT E LISTED. P# Printed Name Principal Office ddress Signature PRINTED NME OF CIRCULTOR says that his/her principal office address is, an active member of the State ar of Michigan, and he/she circulated the foregoing petition, and is well acquainted with the persons whose names are thereto affixed, and such persons signed the said petition in his/her presence. Signature of Circulator PETITIONER MY SIGN S CIRCULTOR I hereby accept the nomination for which this petition is submitted. DDRESS Candidate s Signature SIGNTURE DTE

9 Michigan ar Journal March State ar Election Notice STTE R OF MICHIGN NOMINTING PETITION FOR Member, oard of Commissioners Commissioner Election District We, the undersigned active members of the State ar of Michigan, having our principal offices for the practice of law within the above commissioner election district, hereby nominate: office for the practice of law is located at: whose principal in said district, for the office of Commissioner of the State ar of Michigan from the said district, to be voted on at the election to be held therein during the year PLESE PRINT NME P# DDRESS NOTE: FIVE VLID SIGNTURES OF MEMERS ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEE RE REQUIRED TO NOMINTE. SIGNTURES MUST E OF CTIVE MEMERS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE DISTRICT NMED OVE. NO MEMER SHLL SIGN NOMINTING PETITIONS FOR MORE CNDIDTES THN THERE RE VCNCIES TO E FILLED IN THE ELECTION DISTRICT. THE CNDIDTE NMED IN THIS PETITION MUST INDICTE CONSENT TO THE NOMINTION Y SIGNTURE ELOW. PETITIONS MUST E FILED WITH THE SECRETRY OF THE STTE R T THE MICHEL FRNCK UILDING, 306 TOWNSEND STREET, LNSING, MI , NOT ERLIER THN PRIL 1 NOR LTER THN PRIL 30. PETITIONER CNNOT E LISTED. P# Printed Name Principal Office ddress Signature PRINTED NME OF CIRCULTOR says that his/her principal office address is, an active member of the State ar of Michigan, and he/she circulated the foregoing petition, and is well acquainted with the persons whose names are thereto affixed, and such persons signed the said petition in his/her presence. Signature of Circulator PETITIONER MY SIGN S CIRCULTOR I hereby accept the nomination for which this petition is submitted. DDRESS Candidate s Signature SIGNTURE DTE