Gov. Whitmer appoints Judges Buchanan, Maceroni to MIDC
Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the following appointments to the MIDC:
Hon. James Maceroni, of Saint Clair Shores, is a judge on the 16th Circuit Court. Maceroni also serves on the State Bar of Michigan Prisons and Corrections Committee and the Criminal Law Committee of the Michigan Judges Association. Judge Maceroni holds a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies in social science from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. Hon. James Maceroni is appointed as a member submitted by the Michigan Judges Association for a term commencing July 23, 2026, and expiring April 1, 2030. Judge Maceroni succeeds James Fischer, whose term has expired.
Hon. Stacia Buchanan, of Lansing, serves as chief judge of the 54-A District Court. Judge Buchanan is also the secretary of the Michigan District Judges Association and serves on the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the Ingham County Indigent Collaborative Committee, and the Community Corrections Advisory Board. Judge Buchanan holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Oakland University and a Juris Doctor from the Michigan State University College of Law. Hon. Stacia Buchanan is appointed as a member submitted by the Michigan District Judges Association for a term commencing July 23, 2026, and expiring April 1, 2030. Judge Buchanan succeeds Hon. Paula Mathes, whose term has expired.
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission was created as a result of efforts to improve legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The Commission develops and oversees the implementation, enforcement, and modification of minimum standards, rules, and procedures to ensure that indigent criminal defense services providing effective assistance of counsel are delivered to all indigent adults in this state consistent with the safeguards of the United States Constitution, the State Constitution of 1963, and with the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act.
These appointments are not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Read the full press release from July 23, 2026 here.