Admitted
1970, Michigan; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1973, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1948; University of Michigan, M.A., 1953
Memberships
Washtenaw County Bar Association (Patriot Award, 1998); State Bar of Michigan (Member: Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1976-1980; Professional Liability Committee, 1986-1987); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Recipient, President's Award, 1968); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1979-1984; 1990-1995); Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1986-1990, President, 1990-1992); Women Lawyers of Michigan (Director-at Large, 1983-1989); American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (State Vice President, 1982-1994; Chair, Washtenaw County Branch, 1982-1989; Member, Branch Executive Board, 1979-1996); Intercooperative Alumni Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1997); U-M Club of Ann Arbor (Member, Executive Board, 1997-2001)
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1966-1968. Lecturer, Juvenile Law, Wayne State University, 1973. Instructor: Women and the Law: Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Michigan, 1974; Washtenaw Community College, 1976-1988; Eastern Michigan University, 1985-1991, 1996-1997. Member, Steering Committee, 5th, 7th, 13th National Women and the Law Conference, 1974, 1976, 1982. Member, Board of Trustees, 1972-1983 and President, 1981-1983, Women's Law Fund, Cleveland, Ohio. Member, Board of Directors, Women's Equity Action League, 1974-1990. Chair, Michigan Delegation to 1977 International Women's Year Conference in Houston, Texas. Member, Board of Directors, Exchange Club Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, 1987-1992. Member, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, elected 1989. Recipient: Jerome Strong Award, Washtenaw County ACLU, 1995; Golden Apple Award, Roeper School, Bloomfield Hills, March, 2000; Veteran Feminist Award, Washington, D.C., April, 2000; Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Distinguished Women's Award, 1978. Member, Advisory Board, Women's Sports Foundation, 1996—. Commissioner, Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, 1992-1995. Member: Michigan Education Association Women's Caucus, AAUW, League of Women Voters; Executive Board, Ann Arbor Branch, NAACP, 1992-1998; Trustee, Marguerite Rawalt Legal Defense Fund, 1991-1994; Board of Directors, Veteran Feminists of America, 2002—; Board of Directors, Women's Center of American, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2002—. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.