James H. Brickley was the 54th and 56th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...

 and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1982-1999.

Biography

Brickley was born in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

. He received his bachelors and law degrees from the University of Detroit and then a masters of law degree from New York University

New York University

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Brickley served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and as Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 1971 to 1975 and again from 1979 to 1983 under Governor William Milliken

William Milliken

William Grawn Milliken , is an American politician and served as the 44th Governor of Michigan from January 1969 to January 1983.-Biography:...

. From 1975 until 1978 he was president of Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...

. Brickley was appointed in December 1982 to replace retiring justice Mary S. Coleman

Mary S. Coleman

Mary S. Coleman was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1973 until 1982.Coleman was born in Texas but grew up in Washington, DC. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Maryland and received her law degree from George Washington University...

. He resigned from the Michigan Supreme Court

Michigan Supreme Court

The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot...

 in October 1999 and Governor John Engler

John Engler

John Mathias Engler is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003....

 appointed US Attorney Stephen Markman

Stephen Markman

Stephen J. Markman is a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He advocates for judicial restraint and has argued for a more restricted role for the judiciary in matters of public policy.-Career:...

to replace him.

From 1995-1996 Brickley was the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.