Honorable Donald R. Halstead, Chief Judge of Probate
Honorable Curtis J. Bell
Honorable Patricia N. Conlon

DONALD R. HALSTEAD	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
CURTIS J.BELL	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
PATRICIA N. CONLON	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