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# Randy J. Wallace

Michigan Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

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

## Summary

Randy J. Wallace — Michigan Court of Appeals

## Sources

- [Michigan Court of Appeals 2025 Annual Report](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/49e82a/siteassets/reports/coa/annualreports/annualreport2025.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals
- Additionally, he has volunteered as a judge for Wayne State University Law School’s Student Trial Advocacy Program and the First Year Legal Research and Writing moot court

### Education

- Wallace received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan

### Additional information

- Wallace has been actively involved in professional organizations, including serving as an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Association for Justice since 2004 and as a member of the American Association for Justice
- a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School, where he also worked as a student attorney at the Free Legal Aid Clinic
- Before joining the bench, Wallace practiced law for over 25 years at Olsman, MacKenzie, Peacock & Wallace, P.C. in Berkley, Michigan, focusing primarily on civil litigation, including cases involving personal injury, in both state and federal courts across Michigan, as well as in Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois
- He has also held the role of a case evaluator for the Oakland County Circuit Court for approximately 20 years
- He is a current member and former chair of the State Bar of Michigan Civil Procedure & Courts Committee and serves on the Michigan Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions
- Wallace has organized and moderated workshops for new lawyers on topics such as case evaluation, premises liability, and general negligence
- He also co-hosted an annual event for three years that raised funds for a nonprofit organization focused on Alzheimer’s disease care and research



## 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.