7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Discussion Topics

• Has the intrusion of massive quantities of campaign cash compromised the
  integrity of Michigan’s judiciary?

• Should judges be appointed rather than elected?

• Has the current Michigan Supreme Court unnecessarily uprooted decades of
  judicial tradition?

• Is the consolidation and “streamlining” of Michigan’s judicial districts, especially
  in the northern part of the state, diminishing the quality of justice?

Forum Panelists

The Honorable James Alexander

Judge

Oakland County Circuit Court

Bill Ballenger

Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government

Central Michigan University

The Honorable Robert Danhof

Former Chief Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals

Delegate, 1961-62 Michigan Constitutional Convention

Kimberly M. Cahill

Co-chair, Committee on Judicial Qualifications

State Bar Association of Michigan

Hugh B. Clarke, Jr.

Attorney, Hugh B. Clarke Jr. & Associates

Member, Lansing Board of Education

The Honorable Joseph Swallow

Chief Judge

Alpena County Circuit Court

Moderator

Tim Skubick

Senior Capitol Correspondent

Host, WKAR's Off the Record

Event Sponsors

The Griffin Policy Forums are hosted twice yearly by the Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government, the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Department of Political Science at Central Michigan University.

About the Griffin Endowed Chair

The Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government at Central Michigan University was established through generous gifts from alumni, faculty and friends of the university. It provides continuing support to fund the salary and associated costs of a government and public policy expert to serve as a faculty member in the Political Science department and to host twice yearly forums addressing public policy issues.

The endowment is named to recognize the significant public service and contributions of distinguished CMU alumni Robert P. and Marjorie Griffin. Robert Griffin, '47, is a former U.S. Senator, and his wife, Marjorie, '44, is a former Clarke Historical Library board member.

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