The Honorable Jeremy Darnell Bowie is a proud graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science-Prelaw. After graduating, Judge Bowie lived in the District of Columbia, working in the United States Senate for Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and in the White House during the Barack Obama administration.
Judge Bowie returned to Michigan in the fall of 2012 and enrolled in Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, earning his Juris Doctor in May 2015. In March 2016, he began working for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, prosecuting misdemeanor and felony domestic violence cases at the 36th District Court and Third Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan. He resigned in February 2020 and entered private practice. Most recently, he worked at The Perkins Law Group, PLLC in Detroit, where he oversaw the legal research and writing of over 500 state cases and 16 federal cases, specializing 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, and he assumed the bench on January 9, 2023.
Outside of work, Judge Bowie enjoys traveling, mentoring, reading, golfing, sports, and spending time with family and friends. During the school year, he dedicates his evenings and weekends to mentoring students at the International Technology Academy in Pontiac, Michigan. He also mentors on the Wings of Fire (Team 51), a FIRST Robotics Team.
Judge Bowie is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, initiated into the Gamma Lambda Chapter in Detroit, Michigan, on November 4, 2017.
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