James H. Brickley

James H. Brickley
James H. Brickley
62nd Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
	In office; January 4, 1995 – January 7, 1997
Preceded by	Michael F. Cavanagh
Succeeded by	Conrad L. Mallet, Jr.
99th Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
	In office; December 27, 1982 – October 1, 1999
Preceded by	Mary S. Coleman
Succeeded by	Stephen Markman
56th and 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
	In office; January 1, 1979 – December 27, 1982
Preceded by	James Damman
Succeeded by	Martha Griffiths
	In office; January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1974
Preceded by	Thomas F. Schweigert
Succeeded by	James Damman
23rd President of Eastern Michigan University
	In office; 1975–1978
Preceded by	Ralph Gilden (interim)
Succeeded by	John W. Porter
Personal details
Born	November 15, 1928; Flint, Michigan
Died	September 28, 2001 (aged 72); Traverse City, Michigan
Spouse(s)	Joyce Braithwaite-Brickley
Alma mater	New York University; University of Detroit

James H. Brickley (November 15, 1928 – September 28, 2001) was the 56th and 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1982 to 1999. He was a Republican.

Biography

Brickley was born in Flint, Michigan. He received his baccalaureate and law degree from the University of Detroit and then obtain a Master of Laws degree from New York University.

Brickley served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. He was Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 1971 to 1974 and again from 1979 to 1982 under Governor William Milliken. From 1975 until 1978 he was president of Eastern Michigan University. Brickley was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in December 1982 to replace retiring justice Mary S. Coleman. From 1995 to 1996 Brickley was the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.[1] He retired from the bench in October 1999 and Governor John Engler appointed United States Attorney Stephen Markman to replace him.

He died in Traverse City, Michigan in 2001.

Notes

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Political offices
Preceded by Thomas F. Schweigert	Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1971–1975	Succeeded by James Damman
Preceded by James Damman	Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1979–1983	Succeeded by Martha W. Griffiths

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