Our Leadership
PRESIDENT
Tenisha M. Yancey
Sincerely,
Hon. Tenisha R. Yancey
The Association of Black Judges of Michigan Officers
Our leadership is a reflection of the power of blended value empowering the African American community.
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ABJM President
Hon. Tenisha R. Yancey
Judge Tenisha R. Yancey has served the 36th District Court since 2023. She is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
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ABJM President Elect
Judge Nicole N. Goodson
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ABJM Secretary
Judge Cynthia Ward
Judge Cynthia M. Ward has served the 54-A District Court since 2019. She is a graduate of both Rutgers University and Villanova University School of Law.
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ABJM Tresurer
Judge Jeremy Bowie
Judge Bowie has served in the 50th District Court in Pontiac since 2022. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and Michigan State University.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Executive Board Member
Judge Curtis J. Bell
Judge Curtis J. Bell has served the Probate and 4th Circuit Courts in Kalamazoo County since 2005. He is a graduate of both Michigan State University and the University of Iowa College of Law.
Executive Board Member
Judge Rebekah Coleman
Executive Board Member
Judge Kameshia D. Gant
Judge Kameshia Gant has served the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County since 2019. She is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and Wayne State University Law School.
Executive Board Member
Judge Qiana D. Lillard
Judge Qiana Denise Lillard has served in the Third Circuit Court since 2013. She earned both her bachelors and juris doctorate degrees at the University of Notre Dame
Executive Board Member
Judge Jacquelyn McClinton
Judge Jacquelyn A. McClinton has served the 36th District Court since 2020. She is a graduate of both Wayne State University and Wayne State University Law School.
Executive Board Member
Hon. Alisa Parker-Lagrone
Executive Board Member
Judge Miriam Perry
Judge Miriam A. Perry has served the 15th District Court since 2020. She is a graduate of both Spelman College and the University of Michigan Law School.
Executive Board Member
Judge Gregory Pittman
Executive Board Member
Judge Marlena E. Taylor
Judge Marlena E. Taylor has served the 36th District Court since 2021. She is a graduate of both Central Michigan University and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.