Elizabeth M. Welch

Elizabeth M. Welch
Elizabeth M. Welch
Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Stephen Markman
Personal details
Born	September 20, 1970 (age 53); Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Brian
Children	4
Residence	East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Education	Pennsylvania State University (BA); Ohio State University (JD)

Elizabeth Merrill Welch (born September 20, 1970)^[1]^{[failed verification]} is an American lawyer from Michigan who has served as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since 2021.

Education[edit]

Welch received her Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University and her Juris Doctor from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.^[2]

Career[edit]

Welch has been practicing law in Michigan and Ohio since 1995, she later opened up her own practice in Grand Rapids in 2004.^[3]

Michigan Supreme Court[edit]

Welch was nominated as a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court by the Michigan Democratic Party.^[4] Welch ran for the seat being vacated by Justice Stephen Markman whose term was expiring.^[5] On November 3, 2020, Welch went on to win the general election, giving the Michigan Supreme Court a Democratic majority.^[6]^[7]

Personal life[edit]

Welch lives in East Grand Rapids with her husband, Brian; they have 4 children.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Elizabeth Welch". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ "Elizabeth Merrill Welch Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ "Elizabeth Welch announces candidacy for Michigan Supreme Court". WEYI. 2019-12-12. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ Tribou, Doug (8 October 2020). "Meet Michigan Supreme Court candidate Elizabeth Welch". www.michiganradio.org. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Elizabeth Welch nominated for Michigan Supreme Court". WJMN - UPMatters.com. 2020-09-02. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ DeVito, Lee (2020-11-04). "Michigan Supreme Court flips to Democratic Party-nominated majority". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ Williams, Candice; Bouffard, Karen. "McCormack, Welch flip control of Michigan Supreme Court". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

External links[edit]

Elizabeth M. Welch at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Stephen Markman	Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 2021–present	Incumbent

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[Ballotpedia-1] "Elizabeth Welch". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[2] "Elizabeth Merrill Welch Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[3] "Elizabeth Welch announces candidacy for Michigan Supreme Court". WEYI. 2019-12-12. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[4] Tribou, Doug (8 October 2020). "Meet Michigan Supreme Court candidate Elizabeth Welch". www.michiganradio.org. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[UP-5] "Elizabeth Welch nominated for Michigan Supreme Court". WJMN - UPMatters.com. 2020-09-02. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[6] DeVito, Lee (2020-11-04). "Michigan Supreme Court flips to Democratic Party-nominated majority". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[7] Williams, Candice; Bouffard, Karen. "McCormack, Welch flip control of Michigan Supreme Court". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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v t e Statewide political officials of Michigan
U.S. senators	Debbie Stabenow Gary Peters
State government	Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State Dana Nessel, Attorney General Rachael Eubanks, Treasurer (appointed)
Senate	Garlin Gilchrist, President Jeremy Moss, President pro tempore Winnie Brinks, Majority Leader Aric Nesbitt, Minority Leader
House	Joe Tate, Speaker Laurie Pohutsky, Speaker pro tempore Abraham Aiyash, Majority Leader Matt Hall, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Beth Clement, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Megan Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch Kyra Bolden