The Honorable Richard A. Bandstra | |
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Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals in the Third District | |
In office January 1, 1995 – January 2011 | |
Succeeded by | Mark Boonstra |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 75th district 93rd District (1985-1992) | |
In office 1985 – December 31, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Vern Ehlers |
Succeeded by | William Byl |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, US | April 2, 1950
Spouse | Cynthia |
Residence | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Alma mater | University of Chicago (J.D.) University of Chicago (M.A.) Calvin College (B.A.) |
Richard A. Bandstra is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.[1]
Career
Formerly an attorney in private practice with the prestigious Warner, Norcross and Judd law firm, Bandstra was elected as a MI State Representative for the Grand Rapids area in 1985. He served through 1994 and was the Republican Co-Floor Leader after the 1992 election resulted in an equally split House, with 55 members from each party.
Bandstra was elected to the Court of Appeals in 1994, serving through his retirement in January 2010.[2] He was Chief Judge of the Court from 1998 through 2001. While on the bench, Bandstra travelled extensively in Slovakia, working on a project to develop legislation pertaining to independence for judges in the newly freed country.[3]
Charitable work
Bandstra served from 2013 through 2017 as the volunteer Executive Director of the Association for a More Just Society (AJS), a Christian organization working with a sister organization in Honduras, seeking to assure better government services and just policies for the poor and powerless in that country.
References
- ^ 1993-1994 Michigan Manual: Richard A. Bandstra
- ^ Tunison, John (6 December 2010). "Court of Appeals Judge Richard Bandstra of Grand Rapids to step down in January". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ 2009-2010 Michigan Manual: Judges of the Court of Appeals—Third District Judges
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Chicago
- Politicians from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Calvin University alumni
- University of Chicago Law School alumni
- Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan Court of Appeals judges
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature