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Prior to her election to the Appeals court, Hood was a Wayne County Circuit Court judge from 1992-2002, and she served as chair on the Judicial Tenure Commission, which investigates ethics violation complaints against Michigan judges.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure’s broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature.
The Democrat took no action on the expungement legislation Monday, allowing it to die when a 14-day review period expired. Her office gave no reason why.
The legislation had passed the Senate 32-5 and the House 96-8. A key Republican who helped guide the bill through the GOP-led Legislature expressed outrage.
“I am incredulous,” said Rep. Graham Filler, of DeWitt, who chaired the House Judiciary Committee last term. He said the governor’s pocket veto came “out of nowhere.” The bill was supported by top officials including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack both Democrats and former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Republican.