Hon. Leo Bowman

Leo Bowman is a judge of the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County, Michigan. He was appointed to the position by Governor Jennifer Granholm on January 17, 2007, and subsequently elected in 2008 to a partial term that ended on January 1, 2013. His current term expired on January 1, 2019. Prior to his judicial service, Bowman worked as a legal advisor for the Pontiac City Council and was elected to the 50th Judicial District Court in 1988. He served as a Drug Court Judge in 1998 and 2000 and remained on the 50th District Court until his appointment to the circuit court. Bowman has served on the Board of Directors for the American Judges Association Board of Governors and the Oakland County Bar Association. He has received the Ronald H. Brown Excellence in Leadership Award from the Pontiac Urban League and the Northern Oakland NAACP’s Community Treasurer’s Award. Bowman earned a B.A. from Oakland University in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1981.