Governor Appoints Two Judges to the Bench in Kalamazoo County

Governor Rick Snyder appointed Judge Paul J. Bridenstine to the Ninth Circuit Court and Christopher Haenicke to the Eighth District Court in Kalamazoo County. Judge Paul J. Bridenstine has served as chief judge of the Eighth District Court since 2000 and will be replaced by Haenicke. Judge Bridenstine will move into the seat vacated by Judge J. Richardson Johnson. Prior to serving on the bench, Judge Bridenstine served as assistant prosecuting attorney with the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office from 1992 to 2000. In addition to serving on the bench, Judge Bridenstine teaches political science at Western Michigan University. He has…

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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Andrew Shirvell Termination Did Not Violate the Constitution

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a circuit court ruling stating that Andrew Shirvell’s termination as an assistant attorney general for the state of Michigan and the denial of his claim for unemployment benefits did not violate the constitution. The circuit court’s order held that “there was competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record to support that there was just cause to terminate Shirvell and properly held that the termination was not arbitrary or capricious.” Shirvell was fired in November of 2010 for using state resources to maintain a blog attacking the first openly gay student body…

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