Michigan Supreme Court Historical Portrait Collection

Adams, C Butzel, H Durand, G Kavanagh, T McGrath, J Reid, N Swainson, J
Adams, P Cahill, E Edwards, Jr., G Kavanagh, T Montgomery, R Riley, D Toy, H
Archer, D Campbell, J Fead, L Kelly, H Moody, Jr., B Ryan, J Voelker, J
Bacon, N Carpenter, W Felch, A Kuhn, F Moore, J Sharpe, E Weadock, T
Bird, J Carr, L Fellows, G Levin, C Morrell, G Sharpe, N Wiest, H
Black, E Champlin, J Fitzgerald, J Lindemer, L Morse, A Sherwood, T Williams, G
Blair, C Chandler, B Flannigan, R Long, C Mundy, E Smith, O Wilson, E
Boyle, P Christiancy, I Goodwin, D Manning, R North, W Smith, T Woodward, A
Boyles, E Clark, G Grant, C Marston, I O'Hara, M Snow, E
Brennan, T Coleman, M Graves, B Martin, G Ostrander, R Souris, T
Brickley, J Cooley, T Green, S McAllister, T Person, R Starr, R
Brooke, F Dethmers, J Griffin, J McAlvay, A Potter, W Steere, J
Bushnell, G Douglass, S Hooker, F McDonald, J Ransom, E Stone, J
Clark Adams
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Justice's Name: Clark Adams
Years Served on Court: 1952 - 1953
Portrait presented on: October 19, 1983
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: LaZaroff, Dimitri
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.3 x 74.9cm (39 1/2 x 29 1/2 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Paul Adams
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Justice's Name: Paul Adams
Years Served on Court: 1962 - 1962
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Walford, Ron A.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 1/5" X 39 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Dennis Archer
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Justice's Name: Dennis Archer
Years Served on Court: 1986 - 1990
Portrait presented on: December 6, 1995
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Collins, Paul
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 47 1/2" X 35 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Nathaniel Bacon
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Justice's Name: Nathaniel Bacon
Years Served on Court: 1855 - 1857
Portrait presented on: June 4, 1901
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Holling, Paul
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 67.31cm X 54.61cm (26 1/2" X 21 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John Bird
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Justice's Name: John Bird
Years Served on Court: 1910 - 1928
Portrait presented on: June 12, 1929
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Alten, Mathias Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.1 x 79.9cm (39 7/16 x 31 7/16 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Eugene Black
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Justice's Name: Eugene Black
Years Served on Court: 1956 - 1972
Portrait presented on: October 8, 1996
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Robert
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 41 1/2" X 25 1/4"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger, 1998.

Charles Blair
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Justice's Name: Charles Blair
Years Served on Court: 1905 - 1912
Portrait presented on: January 20, 1913
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Percy
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 74.8 x 62.2cm (27 7/16 x 24 1/2 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger, June 1998

Patricia Boyle
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Justice's Name: Patricia Boyle
Years Served on Court: 1983 - 1998
Portrait presented on: November 1, 2001
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Owens, Carl
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 30" x 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger, June 1998

Emerson Boyles
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Justice's Name: Emerson Boyles
Years Served on Court: 1940 - 1956
Portrait presented on: September 8, 1982
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: DuMont, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 69.5 x 54.5cm (27 3/8 x 21 7/16 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Thomas Brennan
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Justice's Name: Thomas Brennan
Years Served on Court: 1967 - 1973
Portrait presented on: July 11, 1980
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Breton, Lucien L.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 39 1/2" X 29 1/4"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

James Brickley
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Justice's Name: James Brickley
Years Served on Court: 1982 - 1999
Portrait presented on: January 14, 2003
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Petroskey, Frederick
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 30" x 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by:

Flavius Brooke
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Justice's Name: Flavius Brooke
Years Served on Court: 1908 - 1921
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: McKay, Edwin Murray
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 59.06cm (29 1/2" X 23 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Dougals Elbinger - June 1996

George Bushnell
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Justice's Name: George Bushnell
Years Served on Court: 1934 - 1955
Portrait presented on: May 9, 1967
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 44 1/2" X 33"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Henry Butzel
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Justice's Name: Henry Butzel
Years Served on Court: 1929 - 1935
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45 1/2" X 31 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Edward Cahill
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Justice's Name: Edward Cahill
Years Served on Court: 1890 - 1890
Portrait presented on: November 14, 1899
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Wise, Sam Lord
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 59.69cm (29 1/2" X 23 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

James Campbell
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Justice's Name: James Campbell
Years Served on Court: 1858 - 1890
Portrait presented on: April 24, 1888; Rededication March 7, 1972
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, L.T.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 44 3/4" X 35 3/4"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

William Carpenter
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Justice's Name: William Carpenter
Years Served on Court: 1902 - 1904
Portrait presented on: June 12, 1929
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Melchers, Gari
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 43 3/8" X 30 1/4"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Leland Carr
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Justice's Name: Leland Carr
Years Served on Court: 1941 - 1963
Portrait presented on: April 22, 1980
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 111.13cm X 81.28cm (43 3/4" X 32")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John Champlin
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Justice's Name: John Champlin
Years Served on Court: 1884 - 1891
Portrait presented on: October 4, 1892
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Lewis
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120.02cm X 94.93cm (47 1/4" X 37 3/8")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Bert Chandler
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Justice's Name: Bert Chandler
Years Served on Court: 1937 - 1943
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 128.91cm X 80.65cm (50 3/4" X 31 3/4 ")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Isaac Christiancy
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Justice's Name: Isaac Christiancy
Years Served on Court: 1858 - 1875
Portrait presented on: June 3, 1884; Rededication March 7, 1972
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, L.T.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 113.03cm X 87.63cm (44 1/2" X 34 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

George Clark
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Justice's Name: George Clark
Years Served on Court: 1919 - 1933
Portrait presented on: October 2, 1951
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 115.57cm X 81.92cm (45 1/2" X 32 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - 1996

Mary Coleman
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Justice's Name: Mary Coleman
Years Served on Court: 1973 - 1982
Portrait presented on: December 6, 1984
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas / final varnish 1995
Dimensions: 101.6cm X 75.57cm (40" X 29 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Thomas Cooley
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Justice's Name: Thomas Cooley
Years Served on Court: 1857 - 1885
Portrait presented on: October 13, 1885; Rededication March 7, 1972
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, L.T.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 121 x 90.2 cm (47 5/8 x 35 1/2 in.)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John Dethmers
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Justice's Name: John Dethmers
Years Served on Court: 1946 - 1970
Portrait presented on: May 20, 1980
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Breton, Lucien L.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.33cm X 74.93 (39 1/2" X 29 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Samuel Douglass
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Justice's Name: Samuel Douglass
Years Served on Court: 1852 - 1857
Portrait presented on: October 3, 1899
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Percy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.61cm X 61.91cm (29 3/8" X 24 3/8")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

George Durand
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Justice's Name: George Durand
Years Served on Court: 1892 - 1892
Portrait presented on: October 1, 1898
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Percy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 62.23cm (29 1/2" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

George Edwards, Jr.
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Justice's Name: George Edwards, Jr.
Years Served on Court: 1956 - 1962
Portrait presented on: June 12, 1986
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Burns, Paul C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 108.59cm X 70.49cm 42 3/4" X 27 3/4"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Louis Fead
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Justice's Name: Louis Fead
Years Served on Court: 1928 - 1937
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 118.11cm X 86.36cm (46 1/2" X 34")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - 1996

Alpheus Felch
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Justice's Name: Alpheus Felch
Years Served on Court: 1842 - 1845
Portrait presented on: January 8, 1895
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by:

Grant Fellows
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Justice's Name: Grant Fellows
Years Served on Court: 1917 - 1929
Portrait presented on: October 24, 1929
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: McKay, Edwin Murray
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 79.38cm X 61.6cm (31 1/4" X 24 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger

John Fitzgerald
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Justice's Name: John Fitzgerald
Years Served on Court: 1974 - 1982
Portrait presented on: November 10, 1994
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: DuMont, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 1/2" X 29 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Richard Flannigan
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Justice's Name: Richard Flannigan
Years Served on Court: 1927 - 1928
Portrait presented on: June 12, 1929
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Clamont, M.C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 61.6cm (29 1/2" X 24 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Daniel Goodwin
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Justice's Name: Daniel Goodwin
Years Served on Court: 1843 - 1847
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Bradish, Alvah
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 90.17cm X 73.03cm (35 1/2" X 28 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Claudius Grant
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Justice's Name: Claudius Grant
Years Served on Court: 1890 - 1905
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Percy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 90.17cm X 73.34cm (35 1/2" X 28 7/8")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Benjamin Graves
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Justice's Name: Benjamin Graves
Years Served on Court: 1857 - 1857
Portrait presented on: January 8, 1884; Rededication March 7, 1972
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, L.T.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 113.3 x 87.6 cm (44 5/8 x 34 1/2 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Sanford Green
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Justice's Name: Sanford Green
Years Served on Court: 1848 - 1857
Portrait presented on: November 15, 1898
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Percy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.9 x 62 cm (29 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John Griffin
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Justice's Name: John Griffin
Years Served on Court: 1805 - 1824
Portrait presented on: October 11, 1995
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Frank Hooker
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Justice's Name: Frank Hooker
Years Served on Court: 1893 - 1907
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Earle, L.C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 86.36cm X 61.91cm (34" X 24 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Thomas Kavanagh
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Justice's Name: Thomas Kavanagh
Years Served on Court: 1969 - 1984
Portrait presented on: August 30, 1994
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Knecht, Sam
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 41 3/4" X 29 3/4"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Thomas Kavanagh
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Justice's Name: Thomas Kavanagh
Years Served on Court: 1958 - 1975
Portrait presented on: June 17, 1980
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: DuMont, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 80.01cm X 64.77cm (31 1/2 X 25 1/2)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Harry Kelly
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Justice's Name: Harry Kelly
Years Served on Court: 1954 - 1970
Portrait presented on: June 20, 1984
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Breton, Lucien L.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.33cm X 74.93cm (39 1/2" X 29 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Franz Kuhn
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Justice's Name: Franz Kuhn
Years Served on Court: 1912 - 1919
Portrait presented on: October 19,1926
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Miller, N.M.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 62.23cm (29 1/2" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Charles Levin
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Justice's Name: Charles Levin
Years Served on Court: 1973 - 1996
Portrait presented on: May 6, 1999
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Joseph (completed in 1997)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - 1998

Lawrence Lindemer
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Justice's Name: Lawrence Lindemer
Years Served on Court: 1975 - 1976
Portrait presented on: September 8, 1982
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ryan, Sally
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73.03cm X 62.23cm (28 3/4" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Charles Long
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Justice's Name: Charles Long
Years Served on Court: 1888 - 1902
Portrait presented on: October 7, 1902
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Percy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.61cm X 62.23cm (29 3/8" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Randolph Manning
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Justice's Name: Randolph Manning
Years Served on Court: 1858 - 1864
Portrait presented on: April 3, 1889
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Lewis Thomas
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 62.87 (29 1/2" X 24 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Isaac Marston
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Justice's Name: Isaac Marston
Years Served on Court: 1875 - 1883
Portrait presented on: April 3, 1889
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Lewis Thomas
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 62.23cm (29 1/2" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

George Martin
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Justice's Name: George Martin
Years Served on Court: 1851 - 1867
Portrait presented on: October 8, 1889
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Anonymous
Medium: Charcoal on paper laid on fabric
Dimensions: 67.95cm X 54.61 (26 3/4" X 21 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by:

Thomas McAllister
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Justice's Name: Thomas McAllister
Years Served on Court: 1938 - 1941
Portrait presented on: December 18, 1985
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: R. Todd
Medium: Oil on canvas or masonite
Dimensions: 80.65cm X 90.81cm (31 3/4" X 35 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Aaron McAlvay
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Justice's Name: Aaron McAlvay
Years Served on Court: 1905 - 1915
Portrait presented on: April 4, 1916
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: McKay, Edwin Murray
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 79.38cm X 62.87cm (31 1/4" X 24 3/4)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

John McDonald
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Justice's Name: John McDonald
Years Served on Court: 1922 - 1933
Portrait presented on: January 5, 1943
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Collins, Kreigh R.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 62.23cm (29 1/2" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John McGrath
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Justice's Name: John McGrath
Years Served on Court: 1891 - 1895
Portrait presented on: April 5, 1898
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by:

Robert Montgomery
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Justice's Name: Robert Montgomery
Years Served on Court: 1892 - 1906
Portrait presented on: Alten, Mathias Joseph
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Alten, Mathias Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 115.57 x 90.49 cm (45 1/2 x 35 5/8 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Blair Moody, Jr.
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Justice's Name: Blair Moody, Jr.
Years Served on Court: 1977 - 1982
Portrait presented on: September 23, 1987
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Robert
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 1/2" X 29 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Joseph Moore
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Justice's Name: Joseph Moore
Years Served on Court: 1896 - 1921
Portrait presented on: January 5, 1926
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: McKay, Edwin Murray
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 81.28cm X 63.5cm (32" X 25")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

George Morrell
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Justice's Name: George Morrell
Years Served on Court: 1832 - 1843
Portrait presented on: June 10, 1880
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Irving, J.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 99.06cm X 80.01cm (39" X 31 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Allen Morse
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Justice's Name: Allen Morse
Years Served on Court: 1885 - 1892
Portrait presented on: April 5, 1898
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Henderson, John
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.93cm X 62.23cm (29 1/2" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Edward Mundy
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Justice's Name: Edward Mundy
Years Served on Court: 1848 - 1851
Portrait presented on: November 12, 1889
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Anonymous
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Dimensions: 66.04cm X 53.34cm (26" X 21")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Walter North
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Justice's Name: Walter North
Years Served on Court: 1927 - 1952
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Kosak, H.H.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 104.78cm X 74.14cm (41 1/4" X 29 3/16")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Michael O'Hara
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Justice's Name: Michael O'Hara
Years Served on Court: 1963 - 1968
Portrait presented on: October 19, 1983
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Anonymous
Medium: Oil over photograph mounted on fiberboard
Dimensions: 90.81cm X 75.57cm (35 3/4" X 29 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Russell Ostrander
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Justice's Name: Russell Ostrander
Years Served on Court: 1905 - 1919
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: McKay, Edwin Murray
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 80.01cm X 62.87cm (31 1/2" X 24 3/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Rollin Person
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Justice's Name: Rollin Person
Years Served on Court: 1915 - 1916
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Miller, N.M.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.33cm X 74.93cm (39 1/2" X 29 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

William Potter
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Justice's Name: William Potter
Years Served on Court: 1928 - 1940
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Epaphroditus Ransom
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Justice's Name: Epaphroditus Ransom
Years Served on Court: 1836 - 1848
Portrait presented on: February 7, 1888
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Morgan, Benjamin B.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.3cm X 61.6cm (29 1/4" X 24 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Neil Reid
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Justice's Name: Neil Reid
Years Served on Court: 1944 - 1956
Portrait presented on: January 23, 2002
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Robert
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Robert Maniscalco, October 2001

Dorothy Riley
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Justice's Name: Dorothy Riley
Years Served on Court: 1982 - 1983
Portrait presented on: October 7, 1997
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Elbinger Studios

James Ryan
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Justice's Name: James Ryan
Years Served on Court: 1975 - 1986
Portrait presented on: March 30, 1995
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Edward Sharpe
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Justice's Name: Edward Sharpe
Years Served on Court: 1934 - 1957
Portrait presented on: January 23, 2002
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Maniscalco, Robert
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 40"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Robert Maniscalco - October 2001

Nelson Sharpe
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Justice's Name: Nelson Sharpe
Years Served on Court: 1919 - 1935
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Seyffret, Leopold Gould
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.3cm X 62.07cm (29 1/4" X 24 7/16")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Thomas Sherwood
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Justice's Name: Thomas Sherwood
Years Served on Court: 1883 - 1889
Portrait presented on: January 21, 1890
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Ives, Lewis Thomas
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 74.61cm X 62.23cm (29 3/8" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Otis Smith
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Justice's Name: Otis Smith
Years Served on Court: 1961 - 1966
Portrait presented on: November 16, 1983
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Blovits, Larry
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 105.41cm X 87cm (41 1/2" X 34 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Talbot Smith
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Justice's Name: Talbot Smith
Years Served on Court: 1955 - 1961
Portrait presented on: May 8, 1991
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Clauser, Michael
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 1/2" X 29 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Ernest Snow
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Justice's Name: Ernest Snow
Years Served on Court: 1926 - 1927
Portrait presented on: June 12, 1929
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Alten, Mathias Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 115.4 x 85.1 cm (45 7/16 x 33 1/2 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Theodore Souris
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Justice's Name: Theodore Souris
Years Served on Court: 1960 - 1968
Portrait presented on: May 26, 2005
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Hay, Susanne
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 111.76cm X 86.36cm (44" X 34")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Raymond Starr
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Justice's Name: Raymond Starr
Years Served on Court: 1941 - 1946
Portrait presented on: October 19, 1983
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 111.76cm X 86.36cm (44" X 34")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Joseph Steere
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Justice's Name: Joseph Steere
Years Served on Court: 1911 - 1927
Portrait presented on: June 12, 1929
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: McKay, Edwin Murray (1920)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 80.01cm X 62.23cm (31 1/2" X 24 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John Stone
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Justice's Name: John Stone
Years Served on Court: 1910 - 1924
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Alten, Mathias Joseph
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 77.1 x 64.4 cm (30 3/8 x 25 3/8 in)
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

John Swainson
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Justice's Name: John Swainson
Years Served on Court: 1971 - 1975
Portrait presented on: November 14, 1984
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Stockbridge, Dorothea R.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.33cm X 74.93cm (39 1/2" X 29 1/2")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

Harry Toy
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Justice's Name: Harry Toy
Years Served on Court: 1935 - 1936
Portrait presented on: June 4, 1957
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120.02cm X 83.82cm (47 1/4" X 33")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Douglas Elbinger - June 1996

John Voelker
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Justice's Name: John Voelker
Years Served on Court: 1956 - 1960
Portrait presented on: October 12, 1999
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Rod Cross
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Greg Domagalski

Thomas Weadock
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Justice's Name: Thomas Weadock
Years Served on Court: 1933 - 1933
Portrait presented on: October 8, 1940
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Middleton, James Raeburn
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 59.37cm X 49.05cm (23 3/8" X 19 5/16")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Howard Wiest
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Justice's Name: Howard Wiest
Years Served on Court: 1921 - 1945
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Gamble, Roy C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120.65cm X 87cm (47 1/2" X 34 1/4")
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

G. Mennen Williams
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Justice's Name: G. Mennen Williams
Years Served on Court: 1971 - 1986
Portrait presented on: May 30, 1990
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Burns, Paul C.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 41 1/2" X 31 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Edward Wilson
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Justice's Name: Edward Wilson
Years Served on Court: 1856 - 1857
Portrait presented on:
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Anonymous
Medium: Charcoal drawing
Dimensions: 21 1/2" X 17 1/2"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Doug Elbinger, Lansing - June 1996

Augustus Woodward
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Justice's Name: Augustus Woodward
Years Served on Court: 1805 - 1824
Portrait presented on: October 18, 2005
Michigan Reports Vol. No.:
Portrait Artist: Robert Maniscalco
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30" X 48"
Owned by: State of Michigan
Current location:
Portrait photo by: Roger Boetcher, Lansing - October 2005