Deborah Servitto
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Deborah A. Servitto is a judge on the Michigan Second District Court of Appeals. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm appointed Judge Servitto to the Court of Appeals effective March 23, 2006, to replace Judge Hilda Gage. In November, 2006, Judge Servitto was elected to a full six-year term to the Court of Appeals, District 2, which includes the counties of Macomb, Oakland, Genesee and Shiawassee. Her current term expires January 1, 2013.[1]
Biography
Judge Servitto was born on February 17, 1956 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from Oakland University in 1978 and then went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1982.[1]
Legal career
Judge Servitto served from 1982 to 1986 as the first female assistant city attorney for the city of Warren. In 1986, Judge Servitto was elected to the 37th District Court. Governor James J. Blanchard appointed Judge Servitto to the Macomb Circuit Court in 1990, and she subsequently was elected three times to that court. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm appointed Judge Servitto to the Court of Appeals effective March 23, 2006, to replace Judge Hilda R. Gage. In November, 2006, Judge Servitto was elected to a full six-year term to the Court of Appeals, District 2, which includes the counties of Macomb, Oakland, Genesee and Shiawassee.[1]
Awards, memberships and civic activities
As a circuit judge, Judge Servitto was instrumental in implementing programs, such as a seminar for divorcing parents aimed at helping their children, and a drug court program that provides treatment and supervision to nonviolent, drug-addicted felons. She was also a founding director of Care House, a haven for young victims of sexual and physical abuse. Judge Servitto was honored by the March of Dimes in 1991 as the Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year. In 1996, as an American of Italian descent, she was honored as Woman of the Year by the Columbus Day Committee. The Macomb County Resolution Center awarded Judge Servitto the 2001 Conflict Resolution Advocacy Award for encouraging the amicable resolution of disputes. In 2006, the Warren Family YMCA awarded Judge Servitto its first Community Leader Award.
Michigan imposes $36 million fine
Deborah Servitto issued a final order on an illegal dumping case, ruling in favor of the state of Michigan. In that ruling, she has issued each defendant a $250,000 fine for each state law violation at each site. "The court order assesses fines of more than $36 million against 16 individuals and businesses for violating the state’s environmental laws at nine different sites in Wayne, Oakland, and Barry Counties. The state alleged that the defendants illegally dumped insulation, roofing materials, and other construction debris at sites they operated as unlicensed solid waste disposal facilities beginning as early as 1992. A six-week trial in the spring of 2001 found the defendants liable for operating the illegal dumping facilities and ordered them to clean up the sites. After the defendants failed to comply, Granholm asked the court to enter a final judgment."[2]
See also
External links
- Granholm appoints Servitto
- Wikipedia: Deborah Servitto
- Michigan Court of Appeals: Deborah Servitto
- Judge throws out suit against Eminem
- Granholm Appoints Deborah Servitto Judge of 2nd District Court of Appeals
- Michigan Judge Upholds Ethnic-Intimidation Law
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- Labor struggles continue for SCS Lakeview district
- League of Women Voters: Deborah Servitto
- Judge rules against Lakeview Union
- Promotion to appeals court bittersweet for Servitto
- FindLaw.com
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