Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Judge Noah Hood to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Hood currently serves as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, First District. Hood was first appointed to the Third Circuit Court by Governor Whitmer in 2019 and again to the Court of Appeals in 2022.
Prior to his appointments to the bench, Judge Hood served as an assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan and the Northern District of Ohio. Hood has been a member of the Detroit Bar Association since 2011 and has served as a fellow of the association since 2023.
Hood serves as a member of the Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Committee, Education Committee, and AI Working Group. Hood is also a member of the Wolverine Bar Association and of the Association of Black Judges of Michigan.
Hood earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Yale.
“I have had the distinct honor of serving the people of the state of Michigan for the past six years,” Hood said. “I am deeply grateful to our Governor for her decision to appoint me to serve on our Supreme Court. I am also grateful for what it represents. For as long as I serve, the people will always be able to count on me for even-handed justice.”
Hood’s appointment fills a partial term following the resignation of Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement.
“I am honored to appoint Judge Hood to the Michigan Supreme Court,” Whitmer said. “He has served the people of Michigan on the bench since 2019, when I was honored to appoint him first to the Circuit Court and later, to the Court of Appeals. A proud Detroiter, graduate of Harvard Law, and active member of the legal community with both trial and appellate court experience, he will bring important perspectives to the highest court in our state. I want to thank him for his many years of public service and look forward to many more on the Supreme Court.”
