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JUDGES' PROFILES
Honorable Donald R. Halstead, Chief Judge of Probate
Honorable Curtis J. Bell
Honorable Patricia N. Conlon
DONALD R. HALSTEAD
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- Elected Kalamazoo County Probate Judge, 1980; Chief Judge of Probate
- Married in 1969, with four children
- University of Detroit, B.S.; Juris Doctor
- Member National College of Probate Judges, Michigan Probate Judges Association
(Chairman of Michigan Probate Rules Committee); Southwest Michigan Probate Judges Association
(Treasurer, Past President); Kalamazoo Bar Association
- Past instructor Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Police Academy
- Private practice 1968-1980
- Special Assistant Prosecutor 1971-1979
- Law Clerk to United States District Court Judge Fred W. Kaess
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CURTIS J.BELL
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- Appointed to Kalamazoo County Probate Court, 2005; serving in Family Division of Circuit Court
- Managing partner in private practice law firm located in Kalamazoo, 1994-2005
- Western Michigan University Adjunct Professor, Hayworth College of Business, 2000-present
- Jackson Community College Part Time Instructor, Jackson State Correctional Facilities Site,
1994-1996
- Former Oshtemo Township Deputy Supervisor
- Member Kalamazoo County Bar Association
- Member Southwest Michigan Probate Judges Association
- Juris Doctorate, University of Iowa College of Law
- Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University
- Married with three children
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PATRICIA N. CONLON
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- Elected Kalamazoo County Probate Judge, 1996; serving in Family Division of Circuit Court
- University of Dayton, B.A.; Wayne State University, J.D.
- Private Practice in Kalamazoo, 1980-1983, 1989-1996
- Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1983-1989
- Author/Editor, Michigan Lawyers Edition, 1990
- Past President, Southwest Michigan Probate Judges Association
- Edison Neighborhood Association Board of Trustees, 2000-2004
- Oshtemo Rotary Board of Directors, 2002-2004
- Portage Community Outreach Center Board of Directors, 2002-Present
- Past Instructor: KVCC Police Academy, Davenport University, Kellogg Community College
- President, Portage Lions Club, 2004-2005
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