July 21, 2017
Friday, July 21, 2017
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of Judge Martha Anderson of Troy, Judge Beth Gibson of Newberry and Deborah Smith-Olson of Baldwin to the Community Corrections Board. Paul Bailey, already serving on the board, will serve as chair for a term expiring March 31, 2018.
The 13-member board serves in an advisory capacity to the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections and is charged with making suggestions to improve many aspects of community corrections programs throughout the state.
"I thank this group of individuals for their work on this board to improve our community corrections programs," Snyder said.
Anderson was first elected to the Oakland County Circuit Court in 2002 and has been reelected twice. She was a Friend of the Court referee in the county for 23 years prior to her election. Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Wayne State University and a law degree from the University of Detroit Law School. She will continue to represent circuit court judges.
Gibson has been a judge in the 92nd District Court since 2005. She is vice chair of the Judicial Council for the Michigan Bar Association, secretary of the Michigan District Judges Association Legislative Committee, and an active member of the American Bar Association. Gibson holds a bachelor’s degree in general sciences from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She will continue to represent district court judges.
Smith-Olson is the chairman and CEO of Lake-Osceola State Bank. She is a member of the Michigan Bankers Association Bank Management Committee, the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and the Baldwin Downtown Development Authority. Smith-Olson holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Grand Valley State University and studied at the Bank Administration Institute at the University of Wisconsin. She will continue to represent the general public.
Members serve four-year terms expiring March 31, 2021. Their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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