Judge Cynthia Platzer has announced her retirement, effective at the end of this month. Her current term ends December of 2020. Governor Whitmer will be required to appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term. Judge Platzer was elected to the court in 2002, following Judge John Cummings on the bench, and took her oath of office in January of 2003. She was re-elected in 2014 in an unopposed race. Judge Platzer graduated from the University of Michigan in 1975 and received her law degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1981. Judge Platzer has presided over many high-profile criminal cases during her tenure. She has been involved in both the St. Clair County Mock Trial Competition and the D.A.R.E. Program, which teaches 5th graders about the dangers of substance abuse. She has also publicly endorsed the work of Operation Transformation in the fight against substance abuse and recidivism. She has been regarded as a no-nonsense judge who gets things done and who tries to expedite justice.
