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# Andrew J. Lievense

Michigan Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Michigan Court of Appeals
- State: Michigan
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Andrew J. Lievense — Michigan Court of Appeals

## Biography

### Professional career

- United States Attorney's Office
- Associate, litigation department
- Law clerk to Judge Avern Cohn
- “I am honored to serve the people of Michigan as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, and grateful to Governor Whitmer for the responsibility she has entrusted to me”
- Before joining the court, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney, practiced in Honigman's litigation department, and clerked for U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn.

### Education

- in Politics and Government and Spanish — Ohio Wesleyan University — B.A.
- Bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

### Additional information

- Judge; 2026-03-18
- Appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals, First District, in March 2026.
- Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn
- He belongs to the State Bar of Michigan’s U.S. Courts Committee and a past president of the Federal Bar Association.

## Sources

- [Governor Whitmer Makes Appointment to the Michigan Court of Appeals, First District](https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/03/18/whitmer-makes-appointment-to-the-michigan-court-of-appeals-first-district)
- [Michigan Court of Appeals Case Call, June 2026, Panel 6](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/49a8ab/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/coa/public/case-call-schedules/casecall_6_2026_panel6.pdf)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-2f4be1384a246c5cc0b6bc97) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-8-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8.htm?rhtocid=_25). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Michigan Court Rules — Court of Appeals proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-ca06979bc04146487fb59a31) — Michigan Court of Appeals proceedings only; retained September 2, 2026 compilation. Source exceptions and later amendments apply. [Official source](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/michigan-court-rules.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.