ADOPTED - DECEMBER 14, 2004
Agenda Item No. 26
Introduced by the Judiciary Committee of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION HONORING JUDGE THOMAS L. BROWN
RESOLUTION #04-381
WHEREAS, Thomas L. Brown has dedicated his career to serving the people, as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, he served as Chief of the Juvenile Division from June of 1962 to October of 1963 and as Chief of the Criminal Division from December 1964 to December 1965, in between these two positions he served as Chief Assistant City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Brown practiced law with the firm of Reid, Hildebrandt, King, Weed, Smith & Brown from January 1966 to January, 1971; and
WHEREAS, from 1967 through 1970, Thomas Brown was elected to the State House of Representatives representing District 57, in 1971 he was elected by the citizens of Ingham County to serve as Probate and Juvenile Judge, an office he held until 1974 when he was elected to serve as a Judge for the 30th Judicial Circuit Court; and
WHEREAS, during his years on the bench Judge Brown served as a Family Court Judge from 1998 through 2000, and in 2001 began serving again as a Circuit Court Judge, an office he currently holds; and
WHEREAS, during his career Judge Brown served as a member of the American Judges Association, Michigan Bar Association, Ingham County Bar Association, Michigan Judges Association, where he held the position of President in 1990, and the State Bar of Michigan – Judicial Conference where he served as Secretary; and
WHEREAS, Judge Brown also served his country in the United States Navy from November, 1950 to September, 1954; and
WHEREAS, Thomas L. Brown is retiring from his position with the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit Court.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Judge Thomas L. Brown for his years of service with Ingham County and for his dedication and commitment to the citizens of Ingham County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board wishes him continued success in all of his future endeavors.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Lynch, Grebner, Stid
Nays: None Absent: Schafer Approved 12/2/04