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Lora Greene
ATLANTA Alpena attorney Lora Greene will preside over the Montmorency County probate court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today.
Filling a vacancy left by retiring Judge Benjamin Bolser, Greene will fill a partial term as probate judge for the county, until Jan. 1, 2023. To serve the remainder of Bolser’s term, through 2024, Greene would have to run for reelection in November 2022.
Greene, an Atlanta resident, owns a private practice in Alpena and serves as public administrator for Alpena County.
Alpena County Circuit Court cases over which Bolser presided in the past year may be reassigned to Greene, but that determination will be made by the State Court Administrative Office, according to Judge Ed Black of the 26th Circuit Court.
Two named to fill vacant judgeships in 36th District Court
Two new judges have been appointed in 36th District Court in Detroit by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the governor s office announced Wednesday.
Named to the judgeships are attorney Sean B. Perkins and Millicent D. Sherman, the court s chief magistrate.
Perkins is an attorney at the Perkins Law Group PLLC where he has handled felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, personal injury and no-fault civil cases, and bankruptcy cases.
Perkins, who also is also a benefits representative for UAW Local 387 at Ford s Woodhaven Stamping facility, worked at the plant as a Hi-Lo driver and pipefitter before going to law school.