Creighton Coleman, a Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge, and Probate Judge Mary Coleman, who would become the first woman to serve as a Michigan Supreme Court justice, conduct the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra at a May 15, 1971, fundraising concert at W.K. Kellogg Auditorium. The couple took turns on the podium.
Description:Calhoun County Probate Judge Mary Coleman, who in 1972 became the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court, served as chief justice from 1979 until her retirement 1982.
Description:Calhoun County Probate Judge Mary Coleman, who in 1972 became the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court, served as chief justice from 1979 until her retirement in 1982.
Description:Calhoun County Probate Judge Mary Coleman, who in 1972 became the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court, served as chief justice from 1979 until her retirement in1982.
