Justice Megan Cavanagh is a life-long Michigander who grew up in East
Lansing and lives in metro Detroit. She is a graduate of the University of
Michigan College of Engineering and Wayne State University Law School. Before
joining the Michigan Supreme Court in January of 2019, she had over fifteen
years of experience as one of Michigan’s top appellate attorneys and was a
shareholder at Garan Lucow Miller P.C. in Detroit.
Justice Cavanagh is the Supreme Court Liaison to Tribal Courts, Child
Welfare Services, the Attorney Grievance Commission and the Judicial Tenure
Commission. She also serves on the
Attorney General’s Elder Abuse Task Force.
Justice Cavanagh has served as Chair of the Appellate Practice Section
of the State Bar of Michigan, an organization focused on maintaining excellence
and improving appellate jurisprudence and practice in Michigan. She served as a
council person for the Negligence Section of the State Bar of Michigan, a
diverse group of plaintiff and defense attorneys dedicated to finding consensus
on important issues affecting citizens’ fair and equal access to the courts.
She has served many years as co-chair of the Michigan Bench Bar Appellate
Conference Foundation, organizing and participating in a truly unique
educational opportunity for both judges and lawyers to constantly improve our
state legal system. And she was a member of the Michigan Attorney Grievance
Commission, charged with the responsibility of ensuring that attorneys maintain
the highest standards of representation for their clients, other litigants, and
the legal system.
Prior to her election to the Court, Justice Cavanagh was rated as one
of Michigan's Super Lawyers. She was honored by Michigan Lawyer's Weekly as
Lawyer of the Year in 2006 and a Woman in the Law in 2017.
Justice Cavanagh is the mother of two daughters, Georgia and Eloise.
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