Hon. Michelle M. Rick
Michigan Court of Appeals
Lansing,
Michigan
Hon. Michelle M. Rick was appointed to the court, which encompasses Clinton and Gratiot counties, in 2007. As chief judge pro tem, she hears family, criminal, and civil cases. Prior to taking the bench, and following a brief time in private practice, Judge Rick worked as a public employee, first as an assistant prosecutor in Livingston County, followed by service to the state of Michigan as an assistant attorney general and then as deputy legal counsel to Governor Granholm. Judge Rick is a former district director and current Michigan chair for the National Association of Women Judges. She is also treasurer of the Michigan Judges Association, where she previously chaired the outreach and conference planning committee. In 2015 Judge Rick was appointed by Governor Snyder to the Human Trafficking Commission. That same year, the Women Lawyers Association of Mid-Michigan awarded her the Carolyn A. Stell Award. In January 2019 the Michigan Supreme Court recognized Judge Rick as a judge who gives back and makes a difference. She is an active member of the Clinton County Community Corrections Board; emeritus board member for SafeCenter; member of the Michigan Bar Association limited scope representation work group; and advisor to the State Bar affordable legal services committee. Judge Rick is a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation. Judge Rick teaches "Access to Justice" at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School and previously served as an adjunct law professor at MSU Law and Cooley Law School. She is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer at various statewide and local law-related events.
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