Elizabeth Merrill Welch (born September 20, 1970)[1][failed verification] is an American lawyer from Michigan who has served as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since 2021.
Elizabeth Welch | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Markman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1970 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Brian |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
Education
editWelch received her Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University and her Juris Doctor from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.[2]
Career
editWelch has been practicing law in Michigan and Ohio since 1995, she later opened up her own practice in Grand Rapids in 2004.[3]
Michigan Supreme Court
editWelch was nominated as a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court by the Michigan Democratic Party.[4] Welch ran for the seat being vacated by Justice Stephen Markman whose term was expiring.[5] On November 3, 2020, Welch went on to win the general election, giving the Michigan Supreme Court a Democratic majority.[6][7]
Personal life
editWelch lives in East Grand Rapids with her husband, Brian; they have 4 children.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Elizabeth Welch". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Elizabeth Merrill Welch Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Elizabeth Welch announces candidacy for Michigan Supreme Court". WEYI. 2019-12-12. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Tribou, Doug (8 October 2020). "Meet Michigan Supreme Court candidate Elizabeth Welch". www.michiganradio.org. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Welch nominated for Michigan Supreme Court". WJMN - UPMatters.com. 2020-09-02. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ DeVito, Lee (2020-11-04). "Michigan Supreme Court flips to Democratic Party-nominated majority". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Candice; Bouffard, Karen. "McCormack, Welch flip control of Michigan Supreme Court". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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