Richard Bandstra

Richard A. Bandstra is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.[1]

The Honorable
Richard A. Bandstra
Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals in the Third District
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 2011
Succeeded byMark Boonstra
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 75th district
93rd District (1985-1992)
In office
1985 – December 31, 1994
Preceded byVern Ehlers
Succeeded byWilliam Byl
Personal details
Born (1950-04-02) April 2, 1950
Chicago, Illinois, US
SpouseCynthia
ResidenceGrand Rapids, Michigan
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (J.D.)
University of Chicago (M.A.)
Calvin College (B.A.)

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
  1. 1993-1994 Michigan Manual: Richard A. Bandstra
  2. 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.
  3. 2009-2010 Michigan Manual: Judges of the Court of Appeals—Third District Judges
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