Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced last Thursday, September 18, the appointment of Julienne Ferris to the Huron County Probate Court, where she will also serve as the 73-B District Court judge.
Ferris, of Bad Axe, is a partner and attorney at Ferris, Schwedler & O’Mara, P.C. in Bad Axe, Michigan, where she specializes in family and probate law matters.
Ferris previously served as an associate attorney at Deming, Parker, Hoffman, Campbell & Daly, LLC, in Atlanta, GA. Ferris is also a board member at Thumb Area Transit as well as a current member and the former president of the Huron County Bar Association. Ferris holds a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor from the Florida Coastal School of Law.
This appointment will be made to fill a partial term, expiring January 1, 2027, following the resignation of Judge David Herrington. Herrington, who was appointed in 2008 to the role by former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, shared this past May his plans to step down on Friday, July 18, 2025 after 18 years on the bench.
