Gary C. Giguere Jr.

Ruled on September 14, 2026, that members of the People's Food Co-op in Kalamazoo validly recalled its board. He put the newly elected board back in charge and ordered a new board election within 60 days.

September 14, 2026

Source: wmuk.org

Ordered the county clerk on May 20, 2026, to remove former Kalamazoo Township treasurer Sherine Miller from the August primary ballot. He found she likely could not be elected to fill the vacancy created by her own resignation.

May 20, 2026

Source: yahoo.com

As chief judge, issued an order on October 17, 2022, limiting the Gull Road family court building to appointments only. He said the county's private security contractor did not have enough trained guards to keep people safe.

October 17, 2022

Source: wwmt.com

Was reversed by the Michigan Supreme Court on August 16, 2012 (People v. Brown). He had accepted a guilty plea without telling the defendant the higher maximum sentence he faced as a repeat offender. The court overruled the appeals-court precedent that had allowed this.

August 16, 2012

Source: courts.michigan.gov

Granted a new sentencing on December 21, 2011, to Anthony Jones, who got a mandatory life sentence with no parole for a 1979 felony murder he helped commit at age 17. He ruled that sentence was cruel and unusual punishment for a juvenile with no intent to kill.

December 21, 2011

Source: sado.org

Was appointed a 9th Circuit Court judge in Kalamazoo County by Governor Jennifer Granholm on February 21, 2007, replacing retiring Judge William Schma. He had been running his own Kalamazoo law practice.

February 21, 2007

Source: michigan.gov