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Judicial Biographies
Listed below are the biographies for the following Circuit Court
Judges:
Allen Garbrecht
James Kingsley
Conrad J. Sindt
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Allen L. Garbrecht |
Chief
Circuit Court Judge |
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Business
37th Judicial Circuit Court
Justice Center
161 East Michigan Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066
Phone: (269) 969-6506
Fax: (269) 969-6531 (Not for document filing) |
Home
Battle Creek, MI |
Education
B.A., 1971, Hope College, Holland, Michigan
J.D., 1976, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio |
Legal Experience
Admitted to the State Courts of Michigan in 1976
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1976 - 1978
Private Practice, 1978 until election to District Court Bench,
January, 1983 |
Judicial Experience
District Court Judge for the 10th District Court
Elected: November, 1982
Re-elected: November, 1988
Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit
Elected: November, 1992
Re-elected: November, 1998
Appointed Chief Circuit Judge, 2001
Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment |
Professional Memberships
Member, Calhoun County Bar Association
Member, Michigan Judges Association |
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James C. Kingsley |
Circuit
Court Judge |
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Business
37th Judicial Circuit Court
Justice Center
161 East Michigan Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066
Phone: (269) 969-6502
Fax: (269) 969-6531 (Not for document filing) |
Home
Albion, Michigan |
Education
B.A., with high honors, 1963, Albion College, Albion,
Michigan
J.D., 1966, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois |
Legal Experience
Research Assistant, American Bar Foundation, 1964 - 1966
Admitted to State Courts of Michigan in 1966
Admitted to Federal District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts
of Michigan in 1967
Admitted to Supreme Court of the United States in 1972
Assistant County Prosecuting Attorney, 1967 - 1968
Partner, Brundage and Kingsley, 1969 - 1973
Partner, Kingsley, Tuck and Garrison, 1974 - appointment as Circuit
Court Judge in 1982
City Attorney, Albion, Michigan, 1973 - 1982
Village Attorney, Union City, Michigan, 1967 - 1982 |
Judicial Experience
Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1982 to
date
Chief Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1984 - 1993
Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment |
Teaching Experience
Lecturer and program consultant for Michigan Judicial
Institute
Lecturer at Albion College |
Professional Memberships
Elected member of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission,
2000
Elected to Fellows of Michigan State Bar Foundation, 1996
State Bar of Michigan
Chair of the Judicial Conference, 1997
Appointed by Michigan Supreme Court to State Bar of Michigan
Representatives Assembly, 1976 - 1985
Appointed by Michigan Supreme Court to Task Force on Gender Bias in
the Courts,1988 - 1989
Elected to Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the
State Bar of Michigan, 1989 - present
Calhoun County Bar Association (President, 1975)
Michigan Judges Association
President, 1996
Member of Executive Committee, 1986 - present
Member of MJA/MAC Liaison Committee
Chair of Legislative Committee |
Boards and Directorships
President, Calhoun County Bar Association, 1975
President, Board of Directors of Albion Area United Fund
President, Albion College Alumni Association, 1976
Member of Albion College Board of Trustees and Finance Committee,
1976 - 1979
Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1973 - 1975
President, Economic Development Corporation of the City of Albion,
1978 - 1982
Member of Advisory Board of Directors of City Bank & Trust Co., N.A.,
1974 - 1982
Member of City of Albion Building Authority, 1980 - 1982
Member of Board of Directors of Michigan United Fund, 1969 - 1970
Member of Finance Committee and Board of Trustees of First United
Methodist Church, Albion, Michigan |
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Conrad J. Sindt |
Circuit
Court Judge |
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Business
37th Judicial Circuit Court
Justice Center
161 East Michigan Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066
Phone: (269) 969-6514
Fax: (269) 969-6531 (Not for document filing) |
Education
B.A., 1969, Albion College, Albion, Michigan
J.D., 1976, Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan |
Legal Experience
Police Officer, Albion Police Department, 1968 - 1973
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1976 - 1980
Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1981 - 1990 |
Judicial Experience
Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1991 -
present
Chief Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1994 - 2001
Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment |
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Michigan
Calhoun County Bar Association |
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