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Judy LaFreniere Swartz is admitted to the Michigan State Bar in 1997

Also Judy LaFreniere Swartz bar admission · Beaver Island rooted attorney 1997

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Date1997
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Summary

Judy LaFreniere Swartz was admitted to the Michigan State Bar at a swearing-in ceremony in Ionia. The February 1998 report notes her law-school graduation, planned Ionia practice, and family ties to Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

The report does not supply a bar number, admission record, or later practice history.

Sources

  1. Reports Ludington native Judy LaFreniere Swartz’s admission to the State Bar at an Ionia County Courthouse swearing-in ceremony, her Cooley Law School graduation, planned general practice in Ionia, journalism and public-relations degrees, and her connection as John and Glory LaFreniere’s daughter and Mary LaFreniere Minor’s niece. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the State Bar report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Judy LaFreniere Swartz is admitted to the Michigan State Bar in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-judy-swartz-state-bar-admission-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1998, “Woman with Island Roots makes State Bar.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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