Judge Michael J. Chmiel

Judge Michael J. Chmiel was appointed to the 19th Judicial Circuit in 2005, later becoming the 22nd Judicial Circuit. He served as Juvenile Court judge, then in family law, and later in the Civil Division, where he was supervising judge of arbitration and handled chancery and probate calls. He was Civil Division presiding judge from 2018-21 and Chief Judge from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2024. He was retained for additional six-year terms in 2012, 2018, and 2024. He was appointed to the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board and the Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law. He is...