--- title: "Henry William Saad | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-william-saad-7588" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Henry William Saad Michigan Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Michigan Court of Appeals - State: Michigan - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1994-present - In 2024, Saad joined Mitby Pacholder Johnson PLLC as of counsel, applying his judicial experience to complex commercial and intellectual property litigation - In 1994, Governor John Engler appointed Saad to the Michigan Court of Appeals, where he served for 23 years, including a term as Chief Judge (2008–2009). - Judicial Nominations - Judge Henry Saad + Prior to becoming a judge, Saad practiced law for twenty years at the prestigious Detroit firm of Dickinson, Wright, which he left as a partner in 1994. - Retired judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals and a former nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - Practiced law for 20 years as a partner at Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, specializing in complex drug liability, media/libel, labor and employment law, and school law - He also held the role of an arbitrator for the Michigan Employment Relations Commission and as a hearing referee for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights - For over 40 years, Saad taught evidence, ethics, and labor law as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School and University of Detroit Mercy Law School ### Education - Wayne State University Law School, graduating magna cum laude in — J.D. (1974) - Saad earned his B.A. with honors from Wayne State University School of Business in 1971 and his J.D. magna cum laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1974. ### Additional information - He was re‐elected in 1996, 2002, and 2014, and retired in 2017. - Born June 1948, Detroit, Michigan. - Date of birth: 1948 - He also serves as special counsel in Plunkett Cooney’s appellate practice group - He has also been active in professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, and community boards ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### videoconferencing Scope: statewide Michigan courts may determine the manner and extent of videoconferencing technology, subject to participant requests and suitability factors under MCR 2.407. Evidence excerpt: courts may determine the manner and extent of the use of videoconferencing technology and may require participants to attend court proceedings by videoconferencing technology [Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-2-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2.htm?rhtocid=_2) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote access notice Scope: statewide If a Michigan proceeding will be held by videoconferencing technology, the court must provide reasonable notice of how to access it. Evidence excerpt: If a proceeding will be held using videoconferencing technology, the court must provide reasonable notice of the way(s) to access that proceeding. [Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-2-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2.htm?rhtocid=_2) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Michigan prohibits photography, audio or video recording, broadcasting, or live streaming in a courtroom unless allowed by the presiding judge, subject to the separate media-coverage order. Evidence excerpt: In a courtroom, no one may use a portable electronic device to take photographs or for audio or video recording, broadcasting, or live streaming unless that use is specifically allowed by the Judge presiding over that courtroom. [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](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) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### device use Scope: statewide Michigan allows courtroom use of portable electronic devices for information retrieval, storage, internet access, and messaging, but requires silence and bars calls or other audible functions without court permission. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys, parties, and members of the public may use a portable electronic device in a courtroom to retrieve or to store information (including notetaking), to access the Internet, and to send and receive text messages or information. [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](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) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7588/henry-william-saad/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7588/henry-william-saad/) - [Michigan Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7588/henry-william-saad/) - [Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-2-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2.htm?rhtocid=_2) - [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7588/henry-william-saad/) - [Judicial Nominations - Judge Henry Saad](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/saad.html) - [Henry Saad](https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_Saad) - [Wikidata: Henry Saad](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5727924) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-william-saad-7588", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-william-saad-7588", "name": "Henry William Saad | KnowJudges", "description": "Henry William Saad, Michigan Court of Appeals. 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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.