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Judge
Serra is a former school board member, a former County
Commissioner and a former Human Rights Commissioner for the
City of Detroit. He was selected as a Michigan
"Lawyer of the Year" for 2000, and received the Rev.
Martin L. King Jr. Freedom Award in 2001. He was a Torch
Bearer in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Judge
Serra served as a Referee for the Michigan Department of Civil
Rights and was a member of the State Bar of Michigan Open
Justice Commission. He wrote the Civil Rights survey for
The Wayne State University Law Review (published in 2005) and
co-authored Chapter 3 of the latest edition of Michigan Family
Law. His writing had been published by The Journal of
Psychology and Christianity and by The Journal of Intergroup
Relations (National Association of Human Rights
Workers). Judge Serra's book, "Bag A Fag"
(published by the Triangle Foundation), is recognized as one
of the most authoritative sources of information about
anti-gay police misconduct.
Judge
Serra is a former Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies
at The University of Detroit and Adjunct Instructor in Health
Law at Mercy College. In addition to practicing Law for
23 years, Judge Serra has a license to practice Social Work
and is a Certified Clinical Psychopathologist.
Judge
Serra served on The Nursing Specialty Task Force in the
Michigan Department of Licensing under former Governor James
J. Blanchard and
was appointed to The Correction Officer's Training Advisory
Council before being appointed Judge. He served as a
founding member as Chair of the Royal Oak Township Downtown
Development Authority, and as an Officer-At-Large in the
Michigan Democratic Party.
Judge
Rudy is committed to doing his best to treat everyone with
fairness and dignity.
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