Judge rosemarie aquilina bio

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Judge Rosemarie Aquilina was elected to the 30 Circuit Court for Ingham County in November of 2008. Previously, she served as a 55 District Court Judge for 4 years, during which time she served as Chief Judge as well as the Sobriety Court Judge.

Judge Aquilina retired Honorably from the Michigan Army National Guard after twenty years of service. She became part of Michigan’s history by becoming the first female JAG Officer in the Michigan Army National Guard when she enlisted. Ultimately, she became one of the most requested JAG Officers because of her dedication to service and the soldiers she served with.

 Judge Aquilina began her legal career serving as the Administrative Assistant to State Senator John F. Kelly for ten years. Thereafter, she partnered with Senator Kelly in a successful lobbying firm, Strategic Governmental Consultants, PLLC. At the same time, she opened Aquilina Law Firm, PLC, which grew to become very successful and which resulted in her becoming the host of Ask the Family Lawyer, which became syndicated.  In addition, Judge Aquilina is a published author of a fictional novel and her next novel will be out soon.

 Throughout her career, Judge Aquilina has given back to the community in numerous ways, and has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Board of Water and Light and the City of Lansing Elected Officers Compensation Commission. She currently serves as a mentor for the State Bar of Michigan Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program.

 Judge Aquilina is an adjunct professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she enjoys teaching classes to include Family Law, Advanced Trial Practice-Family Law, Legislative Process, Defending Battered Women, Animal Law, Child Abuse and Neglect, Elder Law, and

She called them "sister survivors." She told them to push away nightmares. She thanked them and said their voices were heard. That they were not alone.

In a week's time, Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina garnered national attention even as she gave a platform to more than 150 women and girls, allowing them to pour out in detail the sexual abuses they say were perpetrated against them by Larry Nassar, a former sports medicine doctor at Michigan State and USA Gymnastics. 

"He's gone," Aquilina told one woman during seven days of victim statements, according to the Lansing State Journal. "Your words replace what he's done to you."

Nassar's sentencing hearing ended Wednesday with a 40-175 year sentence in state prison and harsh words from Aquilina: "I've just signed your death warrant."

After leveling her judgment, Aquilina noted from the bench an extraordinary number of requests from media outlets for interviews and said she would not make any statements until the appellate period is over -- and only then with a victim by her side.

“This story is not about me,” she told those in her courtroom and watching on live-stream video. “It never was about me.”

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But the judge has received praise nationally as an advocate for victims and her actions in recent days made headlines around the globe.

The New York Times reported she has a reputation for “blunt talk." The Guardian called her a style icon “working hard to right wrongs.” The Washington Post called her a "media master."

In Michigan, she has spent years presiding over criminal and civil cases, first elected to Ingham County Circuit Court in 2008. 

Aquilina's biography on the court's website ticks o

American judge (born 1958)

Rosemarie Elizabeth Aquilina (born April 25, 1958) is an American judge. She is a judge of the 30th circuit court in Ingham County, Michigan. Previously, Aquilina was the 55th District Court Judge, where she served as both a Sobriety Court Judge as well as the Chief Judge. She is best known as the judge who sentenced Larry Nassar in the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal.

Early life and education

Aquilina was born in Munich to a Maltese father (a urologist) and a German mother. She moved to the United States with her family in 1959, stateless at the time, and became a naturalized citizen when she was 12 years old. Aquilina earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism at Michigan State University in 1979 and her Juris Doctor degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School (now called Cooley Law School) in Lansing, Michigan in 1984.

Career

Following law school, Aquilina worked for 10 years as administrative assistant and campaign manager for state senator John F. Kelly, and then as a partner in his lobbying firm, Strategic Governmental Consultants, PLLC. During this time, she also formed Aquilina Law Firm, PLC, practicing for several years with her sister, Helen Hartford. She later became the host of Ask the Family Lawyer, a syndicated radio talk show.

Aquilina then joined the Michigan Army National Guard, where she became the state's first female member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps and acquired the nickname "Barracuda Aquilina" due to her dedication to service and advocating on behalf of the soldiers she worked with. She served in the Michigan Army National Guard for twenty years before retiring.

Aquilina is currently an adjunct professor at Cooley Law School where she teaches a variety of courses. She was a

Rosemarie E. Aquilina (Múnich, Alemania Occidental, 25 de abril de 1958) es una jueza de tribunal del circuito del Condado Ingham, Míchigan, Estados Unidos.​

Educación y Juventud

Aquilina se mudó a los Estados Unidos con su familia cuando era niña, convirtiéndose en ciudadano naturalizado cuando cumplió doce años.​ Tiene un título de grado en Periodismo y en Educación de Inglés en la Universidad Estatal de Míchigan (Michigan State University) en 1979 y obtuvo su grado en Derecho en Escuela de Derecho Cooley en Lansing en 1984.​

Carrera

Al culminar la Escuela de Leyes, Aquilina trabajó diez años como administradora de campaña y ayudante administrativo para el Senador Estatal John F. Kelly y luego trabajó como socia de su empresa; ella también formó un despacho propio, donde practicó en sociedad con su hermana, Helen Hartford. Fue presentadora de una tertulia radiofónica, "Preguntar al Abogado Familiar".​

En 1990, Aquilina se lanzó para el Senado Estatal de Michigan, sin suerte.​ En 2004 fue elegida juez del 55.º Tribunal del Distrito de Michigan y en noviembre de 2008 fue elegida juez del 30.º Tribunal de Circuito para el  Condado Ingham. En 2006, presidió el caso de los padres adoptivos de Ricky, quienes fueron encontrados culpables de asesinato de su hijo holandés de siete años. En julio de 2013 sigue el caso de la ciudad de Detroit, archivado por violar la constitución estatal, y envió un memorándum aconsejable a Presidente Obama.​ En enero de 2018 permitió a las víctimas del equipo de gimnasia olímpica de EE. UU. del doctor de equipo Larry Nassar presentar un testimonio extendido. Nassar fue sentenciado a una condena de 175 años en prisión por abuso sexual de jóvenes mujeres.​​​

Aquilina ha publicado dos novelas, Feel No Evil (2003) y Triple Cross Killer (2017), y