August 11, 2010

Cooley Law School Celebrates New Jurist Society

Charter members of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Jurist Society celebrate at Cooley Law School's Lansing campus during a dedication event on Aug. 5. Membership in the Jurist Society recognizes Cooley alumni who have attained judicial office and have made a lifetime contribution to Cooley Law School of $10,000 or more.  Portraits of the 12 charter Jurist Society members will hang at all four of Cooley's campuses; in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. A plaque recognizing the more than 120 Cooley alumni who have attained judicial office will also be displayed at all four campuses.

Front row, from left: the Hon. Jane E. Markey, Michigan Court of Appeals, Grand Rapids, Mich.; the Hon. Kathryn J. Root, Oscoda County Probate Court, Mio, Mich.; the Hon. Pamela J. McCabe, formerly of the 55th District Court, Mason, Mich.; and the Hon. Louise Alderson, 54-A District Court, Lansing, Mich. Back row, from left: the Hon. Joseph J. Farah, 7th Circuit Court, Flint, Mich.; the Hon. Ronald W. Lowe, 35th District Court, Plymouth, Mich.; the Hon. Jeffrey L. Martlew, formerly of the 29th Circuit Court, St. Johns, Mich.; and the Hon. Richard D. Ball, 54-B District Court, East Lansing, Mich. Charter members of Cooley's Jurist Society who are not pictured include the Hon. Thomas E. Brennan, Jr., formerly of the 55th District Court, Mason, Mich.; the Hon. Terrence P. Bronson, 1st District Court, Monroe, Mich.; the Hon. Brent V. Danielson, 85th District Court, Manistee, Mich.; and the Hon. John N. Fields, International Judge for the U.N. Mission in Kosovo (2007-2008) and court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008-2009).

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Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.