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Brian Zahra
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Background: Before serving on the Michigan Supreme Court, he was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1998 to 2011 and on the 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan from 1994 to 1998.
At a glance
- Court
- Michigan Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder (R) (2011); later won election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Rick Snyder (R)
- Appointment date
- 2011
- Took office
- 2011
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Wayne State University, 1984
- Law: University of Detroit, Mercy School of Law, 1987
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Michigan methodPolitical parties nominate candidates, then voters choose in a general election where no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Brian Zahra’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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