Governor Whitmer Reappoints Buddin, Shea, Swor to MIDC
On March 18, 2018 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the reappointment of Kimberly Buddin, John Shea, and William W. Swor.
Kimberly Buddin, of Novi, is policy counsel for the ACLU of Michigan and a VAWA/U-Visa pro-bono attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Michigan State University College of Law. Ms. Buddin is reappointed to represent a member submitted by a bar association whose primary mission or purpose is to advocate for minority interests, for a term commencing April 2, 2020 and expiring April 1, 2024.
John A. Shea, of Chelsea, is an attorney with his private practice, John A. Shea, Attorney at Law and a member of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. Mr. Shea is reappointed to represent members submitted by the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for a term commencing April 2, 2020 and expiring April 1, 2024.
William W. Swor, of Grosse Pointe Woods, is an attorney and the principal with Swor and Associates Law Firm and a member of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Board of Directors. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Wayne State University Law School. Mr. Swor is reappointed to represent members submitted by the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for a term commencing April 2, 2020 and expiring April 1, 2024.
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 here.