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Kimberly Thomas

Kimberly Ann Thomas (born 1971 or 1972) is an American academic and judge. She has served as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since 2025.

Thomas received a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.

Before joining law school, Thomas was a reporter for The Detroit News. After law school, Thomas clerked for Judge R. Guy Cole of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Thomas joined the University of Michigan School of Law in 2003, prior to that she was a trial attorney with Defender Association of Philadelphia. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship which lead her to teach at the University College Cork School of Law in Cork, Ireland.

In April 2024, Thomas announced her candidacy for a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. Thomas received the endorsement of Chief Justice Elizabeth T. Clement. Thomas won election the Supreme Court, defeating challenger Andrew Fink.

She lives in Washtenaw County with her husband and two children.

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