William McConico is the Chief Judge of Michigan's 36th District Court, the busiest court in Michigan and the fifth-busiest court in America.
He was appointed Chief Judge by the
Supreme Court of Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the stat ...
in 2019.
He was appointed to the 36th district court initially by Michigan governor
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47t ...
in 2010. Before he was named to the bench, McConico served in the
Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...
from 2000 to 2006. Between serving as a state representative and becoming a judge, McConico served as the City Attorney for the City of
Highland Park, Michigan
Highland Park is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An enclave of Detroit, Highland Park is located roughly north of Downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides. As of the 2020 United ...
while Highland Park was under emergency management.
Bill is a 1991 graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School.
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Living people
1973 births
Michigan state court judges
African-American judges
African-American state legislators in Michigan
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
21st-century American judges
21st-century American lawyers
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American politicians
21st-century African-American lawyers
21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature