David Viviano

American judge (born 1971)

David Francis Viviano (born December 8, 1971) is a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court , appointed by Governor Rick Snyder on February 27, 2013, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Diane Hathaway . Prior to that, Viviano was the Chief Judge of the Macomb County Circuit Court.

To retain his seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, Viviano defeated Deborah Thomas and Kerry L. Morgan in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 62.1% of votes. Viviano won a full term in 2016 with more than 67% of votes and did not seek a second full term in 2024.

Early life and education

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Viviano earned a bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

Notable decisions

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In 2022, Viviano, joined by Justice Brian Zahra , dissented from a decision of the Michigan Supreme Court ordering the Board of State Canvassers to allow a ballot proposition that would amend the Michigan Constitution to provide for a right to abortion before viability with limitations afterward. Viviano claimed that the proposed amendment did not comply with Michigan's "full text" requirement for ballot propositions because, while the full text may have been present, the text used different "spaces" than those found in the Michigan Constitution. Although 753,759 Michigan voters had signed the initiative, Viviano wrote, "[t]he failure to include the spaces presents the amendment in a manner difficult to read and comprehend. Thus, it may have the right words in the right order—as the majority here suggests—but the lack of critical word spaces renders the remaining text much more difficult to read and comprehend, and therefore something less than the 'full text' required by the Constitution and statutes."

References

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1. ↑ "David F. Viviano – MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY" .

2. ↑ 2013-2014 Michigan Manual: Justice David F. Viviano

3. ↑ Times, The New York (2017-08-01). "Michigan Supreme Court Results: David Viviano Wins" . The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331 . Retrieved 2026-04-05.

4. ↑ King, Jon (2024-11-06). "Democrats vault into a 5-2 majority on the Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Advance" . Michigan Advance. Retrieved 2026-06-02.

5. ↑ King, Jon (2024-03-18). "Viviano's planned retirement from Michigan Supreme Court opens up race for 2024 GOP nomination • Michigan Advance" . Michigan Advance. Retrieved 2026-06-02.

6. ↑ "Gov. Rick Snyder appoints Judge David Viviano to Michigan Supreme Court" . mLIVE Michigan. Feb 27, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

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1. ↑ Veronica Stracqualursi (8 September 2022). "Michigan Supreme Court orders abortion rights initiative to appear on November ballot" . CNN. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
2. ↑ "Michigan Supreme Court approves proposal to put abortion rights petition on November ballot" . WXYZ. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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