Biographical Information

Born: April 15, 1938 in Detroit
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Dr. Donald Newman
Education: Bachelor's degree in French and English, Eastern Michigan University; Master's degree in French, Middlebury College; attended University of Paris, France; Law Degree, Wayne State University Law School
Employment/Military Record: Teacher (Eastern Michigan University, Albion College, Grosse Pointe Public Schools, Wayne State University Law School); attorney (Dykema, Dudley Patterson, Maxwell, Smith and Kelly, Law Offices of Marilyn Kelly); judge (Michigan Court of Appeals); justice (Michigan Supreme Court)
Community Activities: Leader Dogs for the Blind, Womens Survival Center, Detroit Institute of Technology, St Joseph Mercy Hospital, WTVS-Channel 56 Public Television
Religion: Unitarian-Universalist

Elections and Political Participation

Wayne State University Board of Governors 2022
General Vote: 1,969,081 of 7,896,236 (24%)
Campaign Finance Reports
Endorsements: AFL-CIO Michigan (primary); Michigan Education Association PAC (primary); Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (primary)

Wayne State University Board of Governors 2014
General Vote: 1,372,759 of 5,349,568 (25%)
Campaign Finance Reports

Supreme Court 2004
General Vote: 2,139,382 of 6,109,626 (35%)