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Higher Ground
Oakland Circuit Court judge is heading for the
Michigan Court of Appeals.
JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER
A
t the Jewish National
Fund dinner last week at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, the guest of honor
all but announced that Oakland
Circuit Court Judge Hilda Gage
will become one of the state's
newest Michigan Court of Ap-
peals judges.
But as of late last week, the of-
ficial announcement hadn't been
made by Gov. John Engler, who
received the Tree of Life award
at the event.
The governor's press secretary,
John Truscott, acknowledged
that his boss told a crowd of 350
who attended the dinner that
Judge Gage "would make an ide-
al court of appeals judge."
"He does have his eye on her
for that position," Mr. Truscott
said.
Judge Gage, who lost her bid
for a Michigan Supreme Court
seat in this month's general elec-
tion, confirmed last week that she
has accepted the appointment.
She also figures that the Jewish
community is aware of her
new position, given Gov. En-
gler's words last week.
However, she did not want
to comment publicly until the
official announcement of the
appointment is made.
A seat on the appeals court
was vacated when Judge Mar-
ilyn Kelly won a state
Supreme Court seat in this
month's general election.
Judge Gage, 57, would as-
sume Judge Kelly's, post,
working out of a building in
Southfield but sitting in courts
in Lansing, Grand Rapids and
Oakland Circuit Court Judge Hilda Gage
Detroit.
The current salary for an
The news of Judge Gage's im-
appeals court judgeship is minent departure was greeted
$114,000.
with mixed emotions.
The governor will then con-
Oakland Circuit Court Chief
vene a panel to appoint a succes- Judge Edward Sosnick called it a
sor to serve the balance ofJudge loss for the bench and for himself.
Gage's term on the circuit court
"She represents what a circuit
bench. Mr. Truscott said there court judge should be. She's got a
are a couple individuals in the wonderful temperament, she's
running, but he would not reveal scholarly, she makes considered
their names.
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decisions, and I think peo-
ple walk away, even if they
lose, believing they had
their day in court. She's a
friend, adviser and confi-
dante," he said.
Michigan Court of Ap-
peals Chief Judge Martin
Doctoroff is glad to have
Judge Gage as a new col-
league.
"I am thrilled she is go-
ing to join our court. I
would say, in my experi-
ence, she is probably one of
the most even-minded,
brightest judges on that
bench or any bench. I mea-
sure it by the number of ap-
r peals we see from different
judges. It's very rare to see
Ed an appeal from Judge
Gage," he said.
r5 Judge Gage won her first
g term on the circuit court
E bench in 1978 and ran un-
opposed in 1986 and 1992.
Her current term is up in
1998.0
Correction
The picture that appeared Nov.
22 with the David-Horodoker
Women's Organization story
was a painting by Eileen Hei-
man Aboulafia.
Over
The Top
JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER
The Jewish Association for Res-
idential Care raised just over
$1.1 million from its annual
fund-raiser, a production of the
musical Grease at the Fox The-
atre last week.
"Our goal was to raise
$1.2 million, and we feel confident
by the end of the year we will. We
send out follow-up mailings to
give people one more opportuni-
ty to give," said Rena Friedberg,
development co-coordinator.
JARC sold 3,500 tickets to the
event, which also included a
Young Adult Pre-Glow at the
theater that attracted some 600
youthful party-goers.
`That was beyond our wildest
expectations. It's great we have
so many young adults who want
to be part of what we're doing,"
said JARC's executive director,
Joyce Keller.
Last year's fund-raiser, a pro-
duction of the musical Joseph
and The Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, raised $1 million.
JARC supports 16 residential
homes and four semi-independent
living programs for adults with
developmental disabilities.
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More than 5,000 children are scalded by hot water in the tub each
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One innovation from Delta is the patented scald-guard pressure-bal-
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changes in cold or hot water, whether a toilet is flushed or dishwasher
turned on, your shower is never interrupted.
A safety stop set at 100 degrees prevents children from accidentally
scalding themselves.
Almost all 50 states now require that these types of safety valves be
used in all new construction.
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