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G. Mennen Williams
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Gerhard Mennen Williams, also known as Soapy Williams, was a justice and chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was also the Democratic governor of Michigan for twelve years starting in 1948.
Williams was elected to the state's high court in 1970, winning election over an incumbent Republican justice. He served as the court's chief justice in 1983 to 1986. He left the court in 1987.[1]
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Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
