HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2015.07.16 - 21903MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #15176 July 16, 2015
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: 52nd 4TH DIVISION DISTRICT COURT — APPROVAL OF FIFTY-SECOND DISTRICT COURT
MAGISTRATE DENNIS C. DRURY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, and Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen
WHEREAS; the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has provided for magistrates for the Fifty-
Second District Court and
WHEREAS; the Judges of the Fifty-Second District Court have appointed Dennis C. Drury Attorney at
Law, to serve as a magistrate for the Fifty-Second District Court and
WHEREAS. MCL 600.8501(a) provides that magistrate appointments are to be approved by the County
Board of Commissioners and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the appointment of Dennis C. Drury, Attorney at Law, to act as a magistrate for the Fifty-Second
District Court.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Judge Dennis C. Drury, Retired
4060 Rouge Circle Dr.
Troy, MI 48098
248.250.3397
dennisdrury(ii)retiredjudge.us
BIOGRAPHIC:
&off) September 10, 1941
Married to Robin An Nice
Daughter: Elizabeth May Drury, d/o/b 7/9/74
EDUCATION:
DePauw University
BA 1963
Major: Chemistry
Minors: Physics, Math
Michigan State University
BA 1964 With Honors
Major: American History
Phi Alpha Theta, History Honorary
University of Michigan Law School
JD 1966
Class rank 144/354
Lawyer's Club
Moot Court
MILITARY SERVICE:
U.S. Army active duty 1966-1969
Honorably Discharged as First Lieutenant
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1966:
1966-1969:
1969-1975:
19754981:
Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan
Legal Officer, U.S. Army
Andrews and Drury
Clawson, MI
Assistant City Attorney for the City of Clawson
Sole Practitioner
Clawson, MI and
Troy, Ml
1981-1984: Drury, Chisholm & Martin
Troy, MI
April 9, 1984-
January 1, 2013:
District Court Judge
52-4 Judicial District Court
520 W. Big Beaver Road
Troy, MI
1988-1994: Chief Judge
52'"' Judicial District Court
10 judges in 4 locations throughout Oakland County
$10,000,000.00+ annual budget
1997 & Special appointment by Michigan Supreme Court as
2000: Circuit Court Judge
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Oakland County
"Drug Court" Judge
2001- Presiding Judge of the
2012: Drug Therapy Court
52-4 Judicial District Court
1997-
Present;
2013-
Present:
Master of the Oakland County Bar Association
Inn of Court
Member of the Executive Committee. Chancellor of the Inn,
2005-2006.
Dennis C. Drury, PLLC
Member/owner
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Bar Association
Michigan Bar Association
1983-1990:
1978-1982:
1983-1986:
Representative Assembly - member
Committee on Advertising -member
Committee on Professional and
Judicial Ethics - member
Oakland County Bar Association
1985-1995: Board of Directors
1987-1995: Dean of People's Law School
1977-1982: Young Lawyer's Committee - member and
Chair
1978-1981: Nominating Committee — Vice Chair
1997-1984: Oakland County Circuit Court
Mediator
1980-1984: Judicial Liaison Committee - member
1995-2000: Circuit Court Mediation Selection
Committee - member
1995-2002: District Court Committee - member and Chair
1995-2010: Law Day Youth Conference - presenter
South Oakland County Bar Association - President and Vice President
American Judicature Society
American Trial Lawyers Association
Michigan Defense Trial Council, Inc.
American Arbitration Association
Women's Lawyers Association
American Judges Association
Michigan District Court Judges Association
Oakland County District Court Association
D. Augustus Straker Bar Association
National Association of Drug Court Professionals
Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals
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FACULTY PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSION EDUCATION:
MICHIGAN JUDICIAL INSITUTE
1986: Contempt of Court Procedures
1991: Domestic Violence Pilot seminar
1992: Magistrate Seminar on Domestic Violence
STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN, PUBLIC LAW SECTION:
1992: Domestic Violence Seminar
MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE/MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF
MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS:
1993: Prosecution of Drunk Drivers
1994: Prosecution of Drunk Drivers
1998: Model of a Community Coalition for the Prevention of Drug
and Alcohol Abuse
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND NATIONAL POLICE FORCE OF JAPAN:
1996 Decriminalization of Traffic Offenses (organized, developed
and produced for the government of Japan)
OAKLAND COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGES ASSOCIATION AND
THE TROY COMMUNITY COALITION FOR THE PREVENTIONS OF
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
1999: Sentencing the Drunk Driver (organized, developed, and
produced for District Court Judges, Probation Officers of
Oakland and Macomb County
INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION:
2005: Creditors' Rights. Attorney Fees in Collection Matters
2013: Creditor's Rights. Attorney Fees in Collection Matters
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PUBLICATIONS:
1988: LATCHES, Oakland County Bar Association, "Did I Ask?"
1992: Institute of Continuing Legal Education, book review
of Michigan business Torts
1993: Colleague, Michigan Judicial Institute, book review of
Michigan Business Torts
1998: National Law Review of Japan, "Non-Criminal Disposition of
Traffic Matters in Michigan"
1999: Troy Community Coalition Newsletter, "The Impact of Drugs on
The Criminal Justice System
2013: 2013 Creditors' Rights, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, "A
Courts Perspective on Attorney Fees and Costs"
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
MICHIGAN JUDICIAL INSTITUTE
Annual participation in seminars on recent legal decisions
NATIONAL JUDCIAL COLLEGE
General Jurisdiction courses
AMERICAN ACADEMAY OF JUDICIAL EDUCATION
Various seminars
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Therapy Court seminars (one year training for the
development, implementation and operation of Drug Therapy
Courts).
2006 Ensuring the Sustainability of Drug Courts
NATIONAL DRUG COURT PROFESSIONALS/MICHIGAN DRUG
COURT PROFESSIONALS
Semi-annual seminars for Drug Therapy Court operation
AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION
2003 Trial Evidence Rulings and Non-reversible Opinions.
2005 Judicial Philosophy and Opinion writing.
2007 Problem Solving Courts and Judicial Independence
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a joint conference with the Canadian Association of Provincial
Court Judges.
OAKLAND COUNTY MEDIATION CENTER
2012 40-Hour Civil Court Mediator Training
2013 40-Hour Domestic Relations Mediator Training
2013 Domestic Violence Screening Training For Mediators
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
1977-Present: State YMCA of Michigan, Board of Directors, President
1984-Present: Kiwanis Club of Troy
1985-1990: Troy Boys/Girls Club of Troy - Board of Directors and
Advisory Board
1993-Present: Troy Community Coalition for the Prevention of Drug
and Alcohol Abuse - Executive Committee, Advisory
Board and President
1992-2012: Troy Medi-Go Plus (free transportation for elderly and
physically challenged) Board of Directors and President
1996-2003: Troy Public Schools Continuing Education Advisory
Board
RECOGNITIONS:
1998- Troy Community Coalition Volunteer of the Year
Troy Community Coalition Prevention Award
Oakland County Bar Association Outstanding
Volunteer Award
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Detroit Area)
Horace Sheffield Award for Outstanding Community
Leadership - 2001
City of Troy's Distinguished Citizen for 2001.
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2012 Distinguished Jurist Award- Women's Bar
Association/Oakland County Region of the Women
Lawyers' Association of Michigan
2013 Frances R. Avadenka Memorial Award-Oakland
County Bar Association for significant contributions to
the community
LAW PROFESSOR:
1986 –2012:
2013-Present:
2007-2011:
Adjunct Professor of Business Law
Walsh College, Troy, Michigan
Business Law for graduate students and undergraduate
students. Assignments include development of courses
taught in the classroom and on-line.
Clinical Professor of Business Law
Walsh College, Troy, Michigan
Adjunct Professor
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills,
Michigan. Development and teaching a course on
District Court Practice for third years students.
ALTERNATVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Neutral Case Evaluator Oakland County Circuit Court—Complex
Litigation
Oakland County Circuit Court Mediator- Civil Cases; and Domestic Cases
Oakland County Bar Association: Neutral Case Evaluation for District
Court Cases
American Settlement Center- facilitation, arbitration, mediation.
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Resolution #15176 July 16, 2015
Moved by Long supported by McGillivray the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Jackson, KowaII, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY --A4'1461tTilt—RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 16, 2015,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 16th day of July 2015.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County