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

Allen Garbrecht
James Kingsley
Stephen B. Miller
Conrad J. Sindt

Allen L. Garbrecht	Chief Circuit Court Judge, term ending 01/01/11
	*Business* 37th Judicial Circuit Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6506 Fax: (269) 969-6621 (Not for document filing)
Home Battle Creek, MI	Education B.A., 1971, Hope College, Holland, Michigan J.D., 1976, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
*Legal Experience* Admitted to the State Courts of Michigan in 1976 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1976 - 1978 Private Practice, 1978 until election to District Court Bench, January, 1983	Judicial Experience District Court Judge for the 10th District Court Elected: November, 1982 Re-elected: November, 1988 Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1992 to date Appointed Chief Circuit Judge, 2001 to date Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment
Professional Memberships Calhoun County Bar Association Michigan Judges Association

James C. Kingsley	Circuit Court Judge, term ending 01/01/15
	Business 37th Judicial Circuit Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6502 Fax: (269) 969-6538 (Not for document filing)
Home Albion, Michigan	Education B.A., with high honors, 1963, Albion College, Albion, Michigan J.D., 1966, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Legal Experience Research Assistant, American Bar Foundation, 1964 - 1966 Admitted to State Courts of Michigan in 1966 Admitted to Federal District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan in 1967 Admitted to Supreme Court of the United States in 1972 Assistant County Prosecuting Attorney, 1967 - 1968 Partner, Brundage and Kingsley, 1969 - 1973 Partner, Kingsley, Tuck and Garrison, 1974 - appointment as Circuit Court Judge in 1982 City Attorney, Albion, Michigan, 1973 - 1982 Village Attorney, Union City, Michigan, 1967 - 1982	Judicial Experience Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1982 to date Chief Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1984 - 1993 Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment
Teaching Experience Lecturer and program consultant for Michigan Judicial Institute Lecturer at Albion College Lecturer, Institute for Continuing Legal Education	Professional Memberships Elected member of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission, 2000 Elected to Fellows of Michigan State Bar Foundation, 1996 State Bar of Michigan Chair of the Judicial Conference, 1997 Appointed by Michigan Supreme Court to State Bar of Michigan Representatives Assembly, 1976 - 1985 Appointed by Michigan Supreme Court to Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts,1988 - 1989 Elected to Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the State Bar of Michigan, 1989 - present Calhoun County Bar Association (President, 1975) Michigan Judges Association President, 1996 Chairman, Judicial Tenure Commission, 2005-2006 Member of Executive Committee, 1986 - present Member of MJA/MAC Liaison Committee Chair of Legislative Committee Member, State Bar of Michigan Judicial Crossroads Task Force
Boards and Directorships President, Calhoun County Bar Association, 1975 President, Board of Directors of Albion Area United Fund President, Albion College Alumni Association, 1976 Member of Albion College Board of Trustees and Finance Committee, 1976 - 1979 Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1973 - 1975 Member of Advisory Board of Directors of City Bank & Trust Co., N.A., 1974 - 1982 Member of Board of Directors of Michigan United Fund, 1969 - 1970 Member of Finance Committee and Board of Trustees of First United Methodist Church, Albion, Michigan

Stephen B. Miller	Circuit Court Judge, term ending 01/01/11
	Business 37th Judicial Circuit Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6510 Fax: (269) 969-6537 (Not for document filing)
*Home* Battle Creek, MI	Education B.A., 1967, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI J.D., 1973, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Legal Experience Admitted to the state courts of Michigan, 1973 Admitted to the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan, 1973 Legal Aid staff attorney, 1973-74 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1974-75 Private practice, 1975-76	Judicial Experience District Court Judge for the 10th District Court Appointed: January, 1977 Elected: November, 1978 Re-elected: November, 1984 Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Circuit Court, 1987 to present Serves as Chief Judge Pro Tempore Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment
Professional Memberships Member, Calhoun County Bar Association Member, Michigan Judges Association Member, State Bar of Michigan

Conrad J. Sindt	Circuit Court Judge, term ending 01/01/13
	Business 37th Judicial Circuit Court Justice Center 161 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-4066 Phone: (269) 969-6759 Fax: (269) 969-6536 (Not for document filing)
*Education* B.A., 1969, Albion College, Albion, Michigan J.D., 1976, Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan	Legal Experience Police Officer, Albion Police Department, 1968 - 1973 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1976 - 1980 Prosecuting Attorney, Calhoun County, 1981 - 1990
Judicial Experience Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1991 to date Chief Circuit Court Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit, 1994 - 2001 Served on Michigan Court of Appeals by assignment	Professional Memberships State Bar of Michigan Calhoun County Bar Association

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