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Honorable Chad
Schmucker :: Chief Circuit/Family Court Judge
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312 S. Jackson St. - 4th Fl.
Court Building Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 768-8511 |
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| The Honorable Chad C. Schmucker is the Chief Judge of Jackson County, 4 th Circuit Court Jackson, Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University’s College of Law. Judge Schmucker is currently a member of the MJI Education Advisory Board, the Michigan Criminal Justice Information Systems Advisory Board and Justice Young’s Technology group. He is a past chair of the Michigan Judges Association Technology Committee and a former executive Board Member. He has also been a former member of the Plain English Committee and the Work First task group. He has been on the bench since 1991 and has made significant improvements and contributions to the Circuit Court of Jackson County including the implementation of the SMILE program, starting the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, reorganizing the Friend of the Court and implementing the Court’s internet site. |
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Honorable Susan
Beebe :: Circuit Court Judge. Family division
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312 S. Jackson St. - 4th Fl.
Court Building Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 768-8542 |
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Born and raised in
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Honorable Thomas
Wilson :: Circuit Court Judge
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312 S. Jackson St. - 4th Fl.
Court Building Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 768-8532 |
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Honorable Diane
Rappleye :: Family Court/Probate Judge
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312 S. Jackson St. - 4th Fl.
Court Building Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 768-2784 |
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BIOGRAPHICAL
INFORMATION
DIANE M. RAPPLEYE JUDGE OF PROBATE EDUCATION: Eastern Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Jackson County Probate Court Probate Judge 2007 to Present Attorney / Private Practice 1993 – 2006 Rappleye & Rappleye, P.C. AREAS OF PRACTICE PRIOR TO TAKING BENCH: Estate Administration Probate – Guardianship and Conservatorship Estate Planning – Wills, Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney Child Abuse and Neglect Step-Parent Adoption Pro Bono divorce or referrals from Legal Services of South Central Michigan AREAS OF CONTINUED EDUCATION PRIOR TO TAKING BENCH: Certificate of Completion received in the areas of Probate and Estate Planning issued by the Institute of Continued Legal Education and Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Over 100 hours of continuing legal education credits in areas of Probate and Estate Planning. MEMBERSHIPS: State Bar of Michigan Jackson County Bar Association Southwestern Probate Judge’s Association PERSONAL: Married Three children VOLUNTEER WORK: Puppy Raiser - Leader Dogs for the Blind |
| Honorable John G. McBain :: Circuit Court Judge |
| 312 S. Jackson St. - 4th Fl. Court Building Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 768-4450 |
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| Judge John G. McBain
graduated from Michigan State
University in 1982. He went on to attend Thomas M. Cooley law school,
where he graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1987. Judge McBain was
admitted to the Florida bar in 1988 and worked as an Assistant State
Attorney for the State of Florida from 1988 until 1993. In 1993, Judge McBain returned to the State of Michigan, where he was admitted to the Michigan Bar and served as the Chief Assistant Prosecutor for Jackson County. Judge McBain left the prosecutors office for about two years for private practice. While in private practice he handled criminal, civil and family law matters. Judge McBain returned to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office when he was elected as the Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County in 1996. Judge McBain served as the Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County until he was elected to the Circuit Court bench in November of 2002. In 2007, Judge McBain was appointed Chief Judge pro-tempore in Jackson County Circuit Court. |
This page originated June 9, 2008 and was last revised
Monday, June 09, 2008