Hon. Kathleen A. Feeney
Michigan Court of Appeals
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
Hon. Kathleen A. Feeney was elected to the Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022, after serving for more than 22 years on the Kent County Circuit Court and most recently as the court’s chief judge pro tem. Judge Feeney was the first woman appointed or elected to the Kent County Circuit Court. Early in her legal career, she worked for Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith and Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones. After leaving private practice, Judge Feeney joined the Michigan Court of Appeals as a prehearing attorney and became Judge Jane E. Markey’s judicial counsel before being appointed to the Family Division of the Kent County Circuit Court, where she served as the Family Division’s presiding judge during her tenure.. In 2016 Judge Feeney received the Justice Marilyn J. Kelly Award for Outstanding Judicial Service from the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section and was recognized as a 2018 Leader in the Law from "Michigan Lawyers Weekly". Judge Feeney is the current vice president of the Michigan Judges Association. She helped create Kent County’s Truancy Court and establish the Kent County Courthouse Therapy Dog Program.
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