Governor Whitmer appoints Glenn Simmington to MIDC
On August 30, 2024, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Flint attorney Glenn Simmington to the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission.
Glenn, as member of the MIDC, represents Michigan’s young professionals, communities of color, seniors, and more. His appointment builds on Governor Whitmer’s work to ensure appointees reflect Michigan’s diverse population. Sixty percent of appointees are women or people of color, and the Whitmer cabinet is the most diverse in Michigan’s history.
Glenn is an owner and attorney at the Law Office of Glenn M. Simmington, PLLC. He has earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Wayne State University and Bachelor of Art in political science from University of Michigan-Flint. He was appointed to represent individuals nominated by Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for a term commencing August 29, 2024, and expiring April 1, 2028. He succeeds Joshua Blanchard, whose term has expired.
Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission was created as a result of efforts to improve legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The Commission develops and oversees the implementation, enforcement, and modification of minimum standards, rules, and procedures to ensure that indigent criminal defense services providing effective assistance of counsel are delivered to all indigent adults in this state consistent with the safeguards of the United States Constitution, the State Constitution of 1963, and with the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act.
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