HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.03.08 - 23346MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18069 March 8, 2018
BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: 5213 DISTRICT COURT/DIVISION (ROCHESTER HILLS) — APPROVAL OF FITY-SECOND
DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATE — KAREN M. HOLT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
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 Karen M. Holt, Attorney at law to
serve as a magistrate for the Fifty-Second District Court; and
WHEREAS MCL 600.8501(a) provides that magistrate appointments be approved by the County Board of
Commissioners.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the appointment of Karen M. Holt, 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.
Commissibl-er Christine Long, District
Chairperson, General Government Co
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Quarles and Gershenson absent.
ttee
Resolution #18069 March 8, 2018
Moved by Long supported by Zack the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman,
Crawford, (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HERSEY APPROVt THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO IVICL 45.559A (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 March 8, 2018,
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 8th day of March, 2018.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County
KAREN M. HOLT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
POST OFFICE Box 81833
ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN 48308
TELEPHONE: 248.895.8292
WEBSITE: WWW,HOLTLEGALGROUP.COM
EDUCATION NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL Notre Dame, Indiana
Juris Doctorate, May 1999
WORK
. EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts, Government and International Affairs;
Concentration in the Hesburgh Program in Public Service, May 1995
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN M. HOLT 2005-Present
• Law practice focused on general criminal and civil matters for clients in Oakland
County.
• Appointed as a public defender and guardian ad litern for cases in the Oakland
County Circuit, Probate, and District Courts.
CARE HOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY Legal Counsel 2005-2007
• Assisted the Director of Intervention and Treatment to respond to discovery and
subpoena requests.
• Developed policies and procedures to handle inquiries from parties in civil and
criminal actions.
• Represented CARE House in the Oakland County Circuit Court to protect
privileged materials.
OAKLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1999-2002
• Handled criminal cases throughout Oakland County in all of the District Courts
including 24 trials -9 jury trials and 15 bench trials.
• Represented the State of Michigan in child abuse and neglect cases at the Oakland
County Circuit Court.
. Served as an instructor in the Oakland Police Academy with a focus on search and
seizure laws and practices.
• Represented the Oakland County Prosecutor's in dozens of interviews at CARE
House.
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
South Bend, Indiana
Director of Notre Dame Public Defender Program 1998-1999
• Provided training, supervision, and placement of law students in the Traffic and
Misdemeanor Court, St. Joseph County Jail, and Juvenile Justice Center.
• Conducted trials and negotiated plea agreements on behalf of clients charged with
criminal misdemeanors.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Detroit, Michigan
Law Clerk Summer 1998
• Researched and wrote briefs, motions, and memorandums for Assistant United
States Attorneys.
-Prosecuted misdemeanor cases before the Federal Magistrate Judges.
NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL Notre Dame, Indiana
Research Assistant, Professor jimmy Gurule 1997-1998
• Researched and compiled updates of case law for casebooks entitled Complex
Criminal Litigation, International Criminal Law, Criminal & Scientific Evidence and a
treatise entitled The Law of Asset Forfeiture.
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Charlotte's Wings
Served on the Board of Directors and as Legal Counsel from 2009-2017. Currently serve as
the Director of the Charlotte's Wings Youth Leadership Council. My role is to help
coordinate long-term strategic planning for this Rochester Hills, Michigan based nonprofit
that provides new books to children in pediatric hospices and hospitals throughout
Michigan,
AWARDS Charlotte's Wings 2018 Rose Award
Annual award given in recognition of a long-standing commitment of time, energy, and
talent to Charlotte 's Wings and the ,families and children it serves.
Marian High School 2013 Distinguished Alumna
Founders' Day Award - Rochester Community Schools PTA Council
Notre Dame Dean David T. Link Social Justice Award
St. Joseph County YWCA Tribute to Women Award Winner
In recognition of commitment to community service in the legal field.
PROFESSIONAL STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN
ASSOCIATIONS