8.8
Excellent
No professional misconduct found.
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About Me
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About me: Former Judge. Former County Commissioner. Member of State Bar of Michigan Standard Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. Chairman - Executive Clemency Advisory... more
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Client Reviews
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2009-02-17
9 months ago.
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Résumé
Licenses
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26 years
since Rudolph A. Serra was first licensed to practice law in MI.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Judge at 36th District Court |
2004–2007
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Education
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| Central Michigan University |
Double major: Psychology and Speech |
B.S. with Honors |
1976 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Olympic Torch Bearer - 2002 Winter Olympic Marathon |
U.S. Olympic Committee |
2002 |
| Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Freedom Award |
Michigan Democratic Party |
2001 |
| Michigan Lawyer of the Year |
Michigan Lawyer's Weekly |
2000 |
| Pro Bobo Honor Roll |
State Bar of Michigan |
2000 |
| Spirit of Detroit |
City of Detroit - City Council |
1992 |
| Distinguished Service Award |
Michigan Court of Appeals |
1985 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| member |
Michigan Association For Justice |
2008–2009
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| Member |
Association of Black Judges of Michigan |
2004–2007
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Michigan District Judges Association |
2004–2007
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| “Nontraditional and Nonmarriage Relationships,” |
Chapter 3, Michigan Family Law |
2009 |
| “Civil Rights: Rights Without Remedies — Wrongs Un-righted,” |
The Wayne State Law Review |
2004 |
| Gay People, Professional Standards and Christian Ethics |
Journal of Psychology and Christianity |
2001 |
| Inclusion and Credibility: The Basics of Sexual Orientation |
The Journal of Intergroup Relations: The National Association of Human Rights Workers |
2000 |
| Bag A Fag |
Bag A Fag: Police Misconduct, Entrapment and Crimes Against Gay Men in Michigan (Report to the U.S. Dept. of Justice), |
1999 |
| Michigan’s New Law of Sodomy and Gross Indecency” |
Chapter 5 in The Rights of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People in Michigan: Law and Theories |
1999 |
| Comment: Michigan’s Law of Gross Indecency |
The Journal of Law In Society |
1999 |
| Sexual Orientation and Michigan Law |
Michigan Bar Journal |
1997 |
| Agency Law and Trial Consultants |
Court Call (Quarterly Newsletter of The American Society of Trial Consultants). |
1989 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- Durhal v Engler
- Practice Area:
- Civil Rights
- Outcome:
- Successful settlement
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We forced Michigan's Governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in a Detroit State House seat. Litigated in both the Wayne County Circuit...
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Civil rights verdict for Individual Husband and Wife Wrongfully Detained |
Rapid Fire Seminar |
2000 |
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