MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) - The first full-time federal judge in the Upper Peninsula has been honored with an official portrait at the Marquette courthouse.
Timothy Greeley retired in March after more than 30 years as a magistrate judge in Michigan’s Western District. Lawyers and current and retired federal judges from the Lower Peninsula honored him Monday.
As a magistrate judge, Greeley handled certain phases of criminal cases and civil litigation in federal court. He was 33 years old when he moved to the Upper Peninsula in 1988.
A statement from U.S. District Court, based in Grand Rapids, says Greeley was “pivotal … in the difficult task of coordinating full dockets” for judges who visited Marquette for trials.
Greeley says he was “blessed” and grateful for a “job of a lifetime.”
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