Benched

    Michael McNamara, a longtime Westland assistant city attorney and prosecutor has been elected to

serve as judge of the 18th District Court of Westland alongside his former colleague, Judge Mark McConnell.McNamara earned his law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy and began his career as a trial attorney and litigator at a large Michigan firm. As he takes on his new judicial role, McNamara said he is committed to upholding justice and maintaining the highest standards of integrity for the residents of Westland.