Hon. Patrick J. McGraw
Saginaw County Probate Court
Saginaw,
Michigan
Hon. Patrick J. McGraw has been a probate judge since 1999 and was previously a trial attorney for 19 years. Judge McGraw is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the Saginaw County Bar Association, the Michigan Probate Judges Association (MPJA), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He is also a member of many community groups and has won several awards, such as Local Legislator of the Year by the Police Officers Association of Michigan in 1994 and the distinguished service award from the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel in 1999, and was named an Everyday Hero by the Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority in 2006. Judge McGraw has presented at conferences for the MPJA, the Michigan Guardianship Association, and many others. He contributed to and helped develop the Saginaw County First Responder's Guide for Behavioral Interventions. which is used throughout the state as a model for first responders. In 2021, Judge McGraw also assisted in the production of a video for training judges, staff, and all community partners in handling a case under Chapter 4 of the Michigan Mental Health Code.
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