The Honorable Michelle Rick was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals in November
2020 and began her term of service representing the 4th Judicial District in January 2021.
Judge Rick served as a trial judge on the 29th Circuit Court from 2007–2020. Before that,
Judge Rick worked primarily in public service as a prosecutor, a senior assistant attorney
general for the state of Michigan, and as deputy legal counsel to Michigan’s Governor
Jennifer M. Granholm.
Judge Rick is a graduate of Michigan State University and the University of Detroit Mercy
School of Law. She is currently serving as President of the National Association of Women
Judges. She is a former president of the Michigan Judges Association. Judge Rick serves as
an advisor to the Rural Justice Collaborative Advisory Council. She has served as a member
of numerous state committees, including the State Bar of Michigan Judicial Council, the
Human Trafficking Commission, the Limited-Scope Representation Workgroup, the State
Planning Commission, the Limited English Proficiency Steering Committee, the Affordable
Legal Services Committee, and the State Bar of Michigan Corrections and Prisons Section.
