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Megan Cavanagh Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Background: Before her election to the court, Cavanagh had previously worked as an attorney with Garan Lucow Miller PC in Detroit, Michigan.
At a glance
- Court
- Michigan Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Elected
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 1, 2019
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (general election)
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Democratic
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- High school: East Lansing High School
- Bachelor's: University of Michigan College of Engineering, 1993
- Law: Wayne State University Law School, 2000
- 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 Megan Cavanagh’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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