Megan Kathleen Cavanagh (born 1970/1971) is an attorney who was elected in November 2018 to become an associate justice of the

Michigan Supreme Court 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 st ...

with a term beginning in January 2019.

Biography

Cavanagh was born in

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, and educated in the public schools. She was raised in a family immersed in state politics with Michael Cavanagh, her father, serving as Chief Justice of the

from 1991 to 1995, and her uncle Jerome Cavanagh elected in the 1960s as

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. She attended the

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, graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree, and earned her

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from the

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in 2000. After law school, she entered private practice and became a shareholder with Garan Lucow Miller P.C., where she specialized in appellate law. She served as a member of the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission. In the November 6, 2018

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Cavanagh won a seat when she received the second-most votes for the Supreme Court, receiving 25.2 percent of the vote, and unseating

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who came in third. The Democratic Party endorsed her candidacy. She was the first person to join their parent as a member of the Michigan Supreme Court since 1857.

Personal life

Cavanagh lives in

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and has two daughters.

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External links

Election campaign website

Megan Cavanagh
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