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Judicial Biographies

Listed below are the biographies for the following District Court Judges:

John Holmes
Samuel Durham
Franklin Line, Jr.
Marvin Ratner

John R. Holmes	Chief District Court Judge
	Business 10th District Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6704 Fax: (269) 969-6517 (Not for document filing)
Home Battle Creek, MI	Education B.B.A., 1966, University of Michigan School of Business Administration J.D., 1969, University of Michigan Law School
Legal Experience Associated in the Practice of Law: Orr, Tompert and Holmes, 1970 to 1975 Instructor: Part-time, Kellogg Community College, Criminal Justice Department, 1978 to 1980 Sole Practitioner: 1975 to 1977 Partner: Holmes, Mumford, Schubel, Norlander & Macfarlane - 1977 to 1993	Judicial Experience District Court Judge, 1993 to date Chief District Court Judge, 1994 to date
Professional Memberships Calhoun County Criminal Justice Advisory Board Member Calhoun County Community Corrections Board Member Calhoun County Jail Population Study Committee State Bar of Michigan Calhoun County Bar Association Michigan District Judges Association	Boards and Directorships Trustee, Battle Creek Lakeview School Board, 1983 to 1993 President, 3 years Secretary, 3 years Treasurer, 2 years Trustee, Lakeview Educational Foundation, 1988 to 1993 Member, Kellogg Community College Legal Assistants Advisory Board, 1990 to Present Board Member, United Way of Greater Battle Creek, 1975 to 1984 President, 1983 First Vice President, 1981 and 1982 Chair, Program Planning and Budget, 1979 to 1980 Board Member, United Way of Michigan, 1980 - 1983 Board Member, March of Dimes, Calhoun County, 1977 to 1979 Board Member, Kitaniwa Council of Campfire Girls, 1972 - 1975 President, 1973 - 1974 Board Member, Local FEMA Allocation Advisory Board, 1985 - 1986

Samuel I. Durham	District Court Judge
	Business 10th District Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6702 Fax: (269)969-6663 (Not for document filing)
Home Battle Creek, MI	Education B.S., Eastern Michigan University J.D., 1978, Wayne State University Law School
Legal Experience Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1978 - 1989	Judicial Experience District Court Judge, 1989 to date Chief District Court Judge, 1992 - 1993
Professional Memberships State Bar of Michigan Michigan District Judges Association Calhoun County Bar Association (President, 1992) Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation Women Lawyers Association of Michigan	Boards and Directorships Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program, Board of Directors

Franklin K. Line, Jr.	District Court Judge
	Business 10th District Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6706 Fax: (269) 969-6663 (Not for document filing)
Home Marshall, MI	Education A.B. University of Michigan J.D. Detroit College of Law
Legal Experience Calhoun County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1978 - 1986	Judicial Experience District Court Judge, 1987 - Present

Marvin Ratner	District Court Judge
	Business 10th District Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6708 Fax: (269) 969-6663 (Not for document filing)
Home Battle Creek, MI	Education B.A. in Government, 1966, Indiana University, Bloomington IN J.D., 1969, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI
Legal Experience Captain, Judge Advocate General Corps, US Army, 1970 - 1974 Private Practice of Law, Battle Creek, MI, 1974 - 1983 Attorney-Referee, Calhoun County Juvenile Court, 1983 - 1990	Judicial Experience District Court Judge, 1991 to present
Professional Memberships State Bar of Michigan Calhoun County Bar Association Michigan District Judges Association	Community Activities Past President, Battle Creek Council of Service Clubs Battle Creek Exchange Club Board Member, Southwest Michigan Boy Scout Council Past President, Calhoun County University of Michigan Alumni Association Past Vice-President, Battle Creek Central High School PTSA Advisory Board Member, RESOLVE Past President, Calhoun County Child Abuse/Neglect Council Past Board Member, Family and Children’s Services Past Board Member, Calhoun County Humane Society

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