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Quote Of The Month
Every job is a self-portrait
of the person who does
it.
Autograph your work with
excellence.
~Author unknown
Chief
Judge Robert J. Colombo, Jr.
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Marlena Lipscomb, STAND Program -
Administrative Assistant.
Ms.
Lipscomb has been with the Court four
years this October.
July's
Quote of the Month Winner.
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Quote Of The Month
Being
successful doesn't
necessarily
make you
great.
What makes
you great is when you reach back
and help somebody else
become
great.
~Author
Unknown
Chief Judge
Robert J. Colombo, Jr. & Rabecca
Sultana, Clerk III
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Case
Establishment Dept.
Ms.
Sultana has been with the Court for
three months.
August
Quote of the Month Winner.
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Congratulations to
our Assistant Friend of the Court, Ms. Erin
Lincoln, receiving honor and recognition this
month from the Detroit Metropolitan Bar
Association at the 29th Annual
Summer Breeze and Law Clerk
Party.
The DMBA honored Ms.
Lincoln for her outstanding accomplishments
in community outreach events throughout Wayne
County and presented her with
DMBA's
Community Impact Award. This
award goes to a young attorney whose
integrity, competence, and accomplishments
has significantly impacted the local
community and/or has made a demonstrable
impact on the broader state or national
landscape.
The DMBA
recognized Erin's role in our Friend of the
Court "Outreach within Reach" efforts
and the importance of that outreach in our
community. Erin gives her heartfelt
thanks and credit to the special "outreach
team" she has coordinated who dedicate time
each week or weekend to reach families in
Wayne County who may need our services but
are not comfortable with visiting our
downtown office. She states, "Good things are
happening here at the Friend of the Court";
and we agree with her!
Congratulations to
Erin and many thanks to our partners and
friends who help with our outreach
efforts.
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The Court
supports employee community service and
acknowledges Senior Referee Stephanie
Witucki. Sondra Proctor from
Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Child Support Central
Operations, organized events in July for
"Michigan Child Support Systems" to
volunteer to assist Flint at the Food
Bank of Eastern Michigan in an effort to
show support for Flint during their water
crisis. Referee Witucki represented
the Wayne County Friend of the
Court. The volunteers inspected,
sorted, and packaged just under 10,000
pounds of food and drinks!
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Marie Robinson has been selected as the May
2016 Outstanding Employee of the
Month. Marie is a Clerk IV in the
Family Juvenile Division. She was
nominated by her former supervisor Michelle
Lowe.
Marie was
very instrumental with assisting new staff
upon their arrival to the department.
She does so willingly and can be depended
upon to handle situations that may arise
without supervision present.
In
addition, she is also self-motivated and
continues to further her knowledge through
workshops offered by the Court. She is
dependable and well organized. Her
co-workers are grateful that she goes the
extra mile to boost the morale of the
department.
Marie has
displayed qualities that exemplify the true
meaning of being a good team leader, team
player and co-worker. For these reasons,
Marie is recognized as the Outstanding
Employee of the Month for May 2016.
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Third Circuit
Court is pleased to announce that Gene't
Barthwell has been reappointed to the Wayne
County Jury Commission. Gene't Barthwell
has been serving as a Wayne County Jury Service
Commissioner since March of 2004 and will
continue her service with another six-year term
with the leadership of Yvette Blackmon.
Jury Service Commissioner Barthwell took
the oath of office on June 2nd,
2016. The Wayne County Jury Commission is a
valuable asset to the jury office. The Jury
Commission researches and confirms felony records
of jurors to determine eligibility for jury duty.
Congratulations to Jury Service
Commissioner Barthwell on her reappointment.
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The
Court's Clothing Closet is housed at the Lincoln
Hall of Justice located at 1025 E. Forest Bldg.
B, Room 118. Donations are accepted on
Tuesdays - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
Currently
donations for men's clothing, especially men's
shoes, and clothing for teenage girls are
needed. If you have any of these items,
please feel free to drop them off at the CASA
office during the above times or make special
arrangements with Roland Smith at (313)
833-3507.
All
donations to Friends of CASA are tax
deductible.
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Greetings,
John
Steinbeck once wrote, "What good is the
warmth of Summer without the Winter to give
it sweetness." Summer is here and July
brings about hot days and warm summer
nights! This is the season that many
families plan numerous outdoor
activities. Third Circuit is no
exception and will be busy serving the
community outside. This month you will
find our Mental Health Court co-sponsoring a
Community Health Fair in the Eastern
Market. The Friend of the Court
will send staff members to various locations
throughout the month to answer any FOC
questions at the UAW Region 1A Local 174
site, ACCESS, Friends of Parkside Health
Fair, and Focus: HOPE. As you venture
out and about enjoying the sunshine, please
take a moment or two to visit us at one of
our outreach events.
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Judge Maria
L. Oxholm was appointed by the Governor to the
Third Judicial Circuit Court on March 11,
2002. During her entire term on the
court, Judge Oxholm has distinguished
herself. Judge Oxholm's initial service
began in the Family Division - Domestic
Relations. Due to her leadership
qualities, she ultimately became the Presiding
Judge of the Family Division - Domestic
Relations.
After
service in the Family Division, Judge Oxholm
moved to the Civil Division. She became
the Presiding Judge of the Civil Division under
the tenure of Chief Judge Virgil C.
Smith. She undertook the additional
burdens of Presiding Judge when no other Civil
Division Judge was willing to perform.
When I became the Chief Judge beginning in
2014, I requested Judge Oxholm continue as a
Presiding Judge of the Civil Division.
This is because she is an outstanding judge,
provides strong leadership and training to the
judges in the Civil Division, and is highly
respected by the judges in the court and the
lawyers that practice before her.
In 2014 the
Michigan Supreme Court appointed Judge Oxholm
to fill a vacancy on our Business Court
docket. She was selected because of the
outstanding abilities she has shown in managing
civil litigation.
As Chief
Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court, I
receive compliments and complaints about the
court's judges. I am regularly told by
attorneys practicing in the court that Judge
Oxholm has a wonderful demeanor, manages her
docket efficiently, and is an excellent
judge. I have never had one complaint
about Judge Oxholm.
Serving in
the Family Division, Civil Division, and the
Business Court, Judge Oxholm brought
experience, dedication, work ethic, and
intelligence to managing sensitive and complex
litigation.
We wish
Judge Oxholm well as she moves to become a
Bankruptcy Judge in the United States District
Court. Thank you for all of your great
work, friendship, and assistance.
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The Third
Circuit Court would like to congratulate
Judge Brian Sullivan as being appointed as the
Presiding Judge of the Business Court,
Judge Edward Ewell, Jr. on being assigned
as the Business Court Judge effective
July 29th, and Judge Patricia
Fresard on being appointed as the
Presiding Judge of the Civil Division
effective August
18th.
"It
is an honor and privilege to be appointed
and it is a great opportunity."
"I am
extremely excited about the great honor and
privilege to serve as a Business Court
Judge. I look forward to working with
the outstanding attorneys and diverse
litigants on this docket."
"Wayne
County Circuit Court's Civil Division has a
well-earned reputation for having among the
most experienced, dedicated, and capable
judges in the State. I am honored to
be a part of this team and grateful to
accept Chief Colombo's assignment as
Presiding. I will cultivate the
collective talents of my colleagues to
foster continued team effort toward
excellent service to our court and
litigants."
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On July
25, 2016, POWER Court held a
graduation celebration to honor
seven new graduates who
successfully completed the
program!
POWER
(Providing Opportunities for
Work, Education, and Respect)
Court began in 2010 as a
collaborative effort between
the Third Circuit Court -
Family Division and Wayne
County Friend of the Court and
is supported by a number of
community service agencies in
the immediate Detroit and
surrounding areas who offer
assistance to those in our
program whose barriers to
providing financial support for
their children may include
unemployment, underemployment,
lack of education, criminal
records, substance abuse,
mental health concerns, and
homelessness. POWER Court
facilitates the connection
between the program participant
and the appropriate community
service agency and offers
continued Court monitoring for
up to one year in the
program.
Since its inception, POWER
Court has serviced 436 cases
and has graduated 109
participants with multiple
cases between them. Our
POWER Court participants have
made a commitment to take
responsibility for their
financial obligations to
their children despite being
faced with some challenging
life situations
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Ice Cream
Social
The
ice cream social in CAYMC
held on July 18 and the ice
cream social in FOC held on
July 22 was well attended by
various judges and
staff. This allows an
opportunity for staff to
engage in conversation and
have a tasty treat before
getting back to their hard
day's work. Thank you
to all our ice cream servers
and helpers in CAYMC and FOC,
Jalona Colvard, Shannon
Doyle, Lori Kaczmarek, Erin
Lincoln, Lauren Middleton,
Nicole Paron, Lynn Reeves,
Karen Skillman, Lisa Stroud,
Bridgette Tyus, and Kent
Weichmann.
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Drug Court kicked off the summer
with its first community service
project in observance of National
Drug Court Awareness Month in
May. The team partnered
with NOAH (Networking,
Organizing, and Advocating for
the Homeless) Project of Detroit
and helped serve lunch to well
over 200 homeless men, women, and
children. We truly adhered
to the theme of National Drug
Court Awareness Month of,
"Criminal Justice Reform in
Action."
September 15, 2016, Drug Court
will celebrate approximately 20
participants at Southeast
Michigan Salvation Army, 1627 W.
Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan
48216 (invitation only) for
successfully completing the Drug
Court Program.
We continue to be proud of our
participants as they seek and
gain recovery. Currently
46% of our participants are
employed; while the remaining 54%
are either in school, residential
treatment, or deemed
unemployable.
We would like to thank each of
you for our continued support.
For more information on our
program, please contact the
Program Coordinator, Chantele
Wild at (313) 967-6635.
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S.T.A.N.D.
GRADUATION
The Third
Circuit Court's Supervised
Treatment for Alcohol and Narcotic
Dependency (S.T.A.N.D.) aims to
eliminate juvenile's substance use,
abuse, and delinquent
behavior. Currently the
program has 42 participants and
eight are slated to graduate.
These graduates have been
acknowledged for their progress
throughout the program and
continued abstinence. On
August 10, 2016, they will be
honored with Pomp and Circumstance
at a ceremony to be held in the
Clara Stanton Jones Friends
Auditorium, Detroit Public Library
Main Branch on Woodward in
Detroit.
Justice David F. Viviano of the
Michigan Supreme Court will
deliver remarks and join the
Third Circuit Court Chief Judge
Robert J. Colombo, Jr. and Judge
Karen Braxton in congratulating
the August 2016 S.T.A.N.D.
graduates. Many
commissioners and state
legislators have also confirmed
that they will be in attendance
to acknowledge the graduates and
the success of the S.T.A.N.D.
program.
Press and Media are invited to
attend the graduation.
(Photography of the youth
participants is not
permitted.)
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TEAM STAND
- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAINING
The Third Judicial Circuit Court -
Juvenile Division, Supervised
Treatment for Alcohol and Narcotic
Dependency (STAND) Program was able
to participate in a new and awesome
experience called Technical
Assistance (TA) Training.
Anyone who knows about
Specialty Court may say that there
is nothing new about TA Training.
As the program coordinator, I
beg to differ because Team STAND
began the process of putting
together a living puzzle.
With the help of Wendy Schiller and
Doug Thomas, both from the National
Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges (NCJFCJ), and Darryl
Turpin, a trainer from the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Service Administration (SAMHSA),
the program was able to examine the
pieces of our puzzle. These
pieces were referred to as
data, which will be used to
help us develop strategies to build
a new picture.
The data or puzzle pieces
were scary to examine, once our TA
trainers opened the box and laid
them out for all to see. The
data represented a period of time
spanning from 2007-2015. Upon
examination it was concluded that
STAND has a great foundation in
which to build upon. We have
already begun to take advantage of
all of the wonderful assistance
that was provided, and putting it
to work for us!
We look forward to using our
data as a tool for continued
encouragement and empowerment of
TEAM STAND and most importantly,
the participants we serve.
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FREE HELP
PREPARING DOCUMENTS
FOR
A WAYNE
COUNTY
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
OF DIVORCE
Attorneys
from the Clinic help qualifying, low
income, self-represented parties prepare
all necessary court documents for Default
Judgment of Divorce
First
Thursday of Each Month
Doors
open at 10:00am. Must arrive by
11:30am.
No late arrivals.
Coleman
A. Young Municipal Center
2
Woodward Ave.
Courtroom
1901
Detroit,
MI 48226
Parties
must bring valid photo Identification, all
documents related to the case; including the
Complaint for Divorce, Friend of the Court
Final Recommendation (DM only), and Fee
Waiver
(if
applicable)
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The Wayne
County Friend of the Court is located at
645 Griswold, Detroit, MI 48226.
Parents may sign up for MiCase to get
child support information online,
https://micase.state.mi.us/ssoapp/login.
If you
need further assistance, the Wayne County
Friend of the Court Call Center may be
reached at (313) 224-5300.
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Visit
Our
Family
Division-Juvenile
Website
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24 Hour Support
Friend of the Court offers 24 hour access to
your account through MiCase.
Click the photo above to visit our website or
visit
www.MICASE.STATE.MI.US
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