The Honorable Jeremy Darnell Bowie is a proud graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science-Prelaw. After graduating from Michigan State University, Judge Bowie lived in the District of Columbia where he worked in the United States Senate for Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and in The White House for the President Barack Obama administration. Judge Bowie returned to Michigan in the fall of 2012 and enrolled in the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor in May of 2015. Judge Bowie worked for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in March of 2016 where he prosecuted misdemeanor and felony domestic violence cases at 36th District Court and Third Circuit Court in Detroit, MI. Judge Bowie resigned from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in February of 2020 and entered into private practice. Most recently, Judge Bowie worked at The Perkins Law Group, PLLC in Detroit, MI. He oversaw the legal researching and writing of 500+ state cases and 16 federal cases. He specialized in state and federal criminal defense. On December 14, 2022, Judge Bowie was appointed to the 50th Judicial District Court in Pontiac, Michigan by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Judge Bowie assumed the bench on January 9, 2023. When Judge Bowie is not working, he enjoys traveling, mentoring, reading, golfing, sports, and spending time with his family and friends. He dedicates his evenings and weekends during the school year to mentoring students at the International Technology Academy in Pontiac, Michigan. He is a mentor on the Wings of Fire (Team 51), a FIRST Robotics Team. Judge Bowie is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. He was initiated into the Gamma Lambda Chapter in Detroit, MI on November 4, 2017. EDUCATION Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. Michigan State University, B.A. STATE BAR ADMISSIONS Michigan, 2016 District of Columbia, 2017 FEDERAL BAR ADMISSIONS Eastern District of Michigan, 2016 Western District of Oklahoma, 2022
