Stephen J. Markman was chosen by the Michigan Supreme Court to serve as its Chief Justice on January 6, 2017. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1999, he served as Judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1995-1999. Prior to this, he practiced law with the firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone in Detroit.
From 1989-93, Justice Markman served as United States Attorney, or federal prosecutor, in Michigan, after having been nominated by President George H. W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate. From 1985-1989, he served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States, after having been nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the United States SenatePrior to this, he served for seven years as Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, and as Deputy Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.
Justice Markman has authored articles for such publications as the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, the Detroit College of Law Review, the Stanford Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, the American Criminal Justice Law Review, the Barrister's Law Journal, the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, and the American University Law Review.
A Conversation with Chief Justice Stephen Markman
Wayne State Student Chapter
Wayne State University Law School471 W Palmer Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
New Federalism
Inaugural Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference
Monona TerraceOne John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI 53703
State Constitutionalism Debate
Arizona Student Chapter
James E. Rogers College of Law1201 E Speedway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85721
Capital Punishment
Illinois Student Chapter
University of Illinois College of Law504 E Pennsylvania Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
New Federalism
Inaugural Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference
Justice Brennan’s 1977 article “State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights,” provoked many litigators...
New Federalism
Inaugural Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference
Justice Brennan’s 1977 article “State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights,” provoked many litigators...
Conversation with State Supreme Court Justices
2017 Annual Western Chapters Conference
What is the proper role of the State judiciary when considering questions of federal law? ...
Conversation with State Supreme Court Justices
2017 Annual Western Chapters Conference
What is the proper role of the State judiciary when considering questions of federal law? ...
Justice Scalia and the Criminal Law - Audio/Video
2016 National Lawyers Convention
Justice Scalia's originalism had an important impact on our nation's criminal law. While sometimes overlooked,...