Thomas G. Power (born October 21, 1950) is a judge and a former member of the

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. A graduate of

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with a degree in economics, Power attended the

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before earning a master's degree from the

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. He then was an attorney in private practice and served on the Traverse City school board before his election to the House in 1982. Power served in the House for 10 years before being elected to the circuit court bench in 1992. He has been re-elected three times since then. Power has also served on the Grand Traverse-Leelanau Community Mental Health Board, and is a pilot for the U.S. Coast Guard Air Auxiliary.State of Michigan: 13th Judicial Circuit
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