Former Washtenaw County assistant prosecutor Amy Krause appointed to Michigan Appeals Court
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has named Lansing District Judge Amy Krause to the Court of Appeals seat left open when Alton Thomas Davis was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Earlier in her career, Krause was an assistant prosecutor in Washtenaw County for eight years, primarily prosecuting sex offenders.
Davis earlier this month lost his bid for a full eight-year term on the Supreme Court. Granholm could have appointed the 63-year-old to fill his former position, but instead appointed the 48-year-old Krause of Lansing.
Krause holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame. She was an assistant attorney general with the state and teaches at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Brian Mackie applauded Granholm's choice.
"Judge Krause is one of the hardest workers I have ever met," he said. "She has excelled at every job she has ever held. This is good for her and good for the people of Michigan."
The Fourth District Court of Appeals covers the Upper Peninsula and most of the northern and central Lower Peninsula.
Her term expires at the end of 2012.
By The Associated Press with additional reporting by AnnArbor.com.
Comments
Caveat Emptor
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 : 10:27 p.m.
Good news. True story: Amy used to have a cat named "Guilty as Charged."
sheeple
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 : 8:17 p.m.
It seems the grand plan to get Davis elected with the help of the incumbency designation went awry. As Justice Young observed, "When you shoot at the king, you're supposed to kill him." Now the Court returns to Republican control next year, and they will reverse the reversals that the short-lived majority had put in place. Nice try...
Roadman
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 : 5:44 p.m.
It makes one wonder what will happen to Alton Davis? Does Granholm have another office in mind to appoint him to?