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Karen Tighe
Karen Tighe was a judge for the Bay County Probate Court in Bay County, Michigan.[1] She was elected to the court in 1994 and assumed office on January 1, 1995.[2] Tighe has been re-elected to consecutive six-year terms in 2000, 2006, and 2012. Her term was set to expire in 2019, however, on December 9, 2014, Tighe announced that she would retire early from the bench on February 1, 2015.[3]
Education
Tighe received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1972 and her J.D. degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1976.[3][4]
Career
- 1995-2015: Judge, Bay County Probate Court
- 1990-1994: Circuit court administrator
- 1978-1994: Friend of the court referee
- 1977-1994: Assistant prosecutor, Bay County [4]
Elections
2012
Tighe was re-elected to the Bay County Probate Court after running unopposed in 2012.[5][6]
See also
External links
- Bay County, Michigan, "Probate & Juvenile Court"
- Alipes News, "Judge Karen A. Tighe to Receive 'Friend of Children' Award From Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan," March 4, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Bay County Courts," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ MLive.com, "Bay County's three chief judges up for re-election," January 22, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MLive.com, "Bay County's first female judge, Karen Tighe, retiring from Probate Court bench after 20 years," December 9, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alipes News, "Judge Karen A. Tighe to Receive 'Friend of Children' Award From Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan," March 4, 2010
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Unofficial 2012 General Election Results: Probate Courts," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
