322:, to present personal testimony on their sexual abuse. Aquilina sentenced Nassar to 40–175 years in prison for sexual abuse of juveniles and young women over the past two decades. An appeals court found some of her remarks during the trial "wholly inappropriate" and "challenges basic notions of judicial neutrality due process". However, in a 2–1 decision, the court did not find a new trial was warranted; a dissenting judge said that it was not the role of judges to "act as an advocate". She attended the
33:
302:
issued a stay of all state court proceedings on the
Detroit bankruptcy, ordering that all other legal challenges to the city's bankruptcy petition be litigated in federal bankruptcy court. In December 2013, bankruptcy judge Steven W. Rhodes issued an opinion rejecting all the federal and state
215:, and then as a partner in his lobbying firm, Strategic Governmental Consultants, PLLC. During this time, she also formed Aquilina Law Firm, PLC, practicing for several years with her sister, Helen Hartford. She later became the host of
234:
and acquired the nickname "Barracuda
Aquilina" due to her dedication to service and advocating on behalf of the soldiers she worked with. She served in the Michigan Army National Guard for twenty years before retiring.
829:
801:
445:
915:
885:
910:
681:
890:
699:
725:
633:
262:
programs. She was honored with the
College of Law Student Bar Association Adjunct Faculty Award for exceptional teaching. In the 1990s, Aquilina ran for
315:
776:
171:
to a
Maltese father (a urologist) and a German mother. She moved to the United States with her family in 1959, stateless at the time, and became a
612:
355:
Aquilina has five children. Aquilina also has two grandchildren. She currently resides with three of her children, her father, and her mother in
247:
243:
196:
100:
945:
870:
955:
347:
On June 19, 2023, she called for national inquiry into
Canadian sport amid widespread allegations of harassment, abuse and bullying.
905:
895:
875:
254:, where she teaches classes in criminal and civil trial practice, trial practicum, criminal law, and criminal procedure in both the
341:
251:
172:
950:
925:
550:
960:
900:
587:
212:
531:
211:
Following law school, Aquilina worked for 10 years as administrative assistant and campaign manager for state senator
935:
271:
231:
600:
930:
311:
156:
569:
399:
616:
920:
880:
940:
340:
On May 11, 2018, she was chosen by the graduates to deliver an address at the commencement ceremony of the
227:
148:
656:
295:
188:
90:
700:"Michigan court calls judge's remarks in Nassar's sentencing inappropriate but won't resentence him"
275:
144:
570:"Michigan attorney general appeals Ingham County judge ruling aimed at halting Detroit bankruptcy"
279:
140:
250:
with the
Griffen Award for Teaching Excellence. Aquilina also serves as an adjunct professor at
865:
356:
136:
860:
304:
750:
303:
constitutional challenges to
Detroit's bankruptcy and allowing the city to go through the
8:
486:
287:
239:
200:
516:
323:
299:
180:
176:
94:
657:"Larry Nassar sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for decades of sexual abuse"
263:
278:, and in November 2008, she was elected as judge of the 30th Circuit Court for
255:
830:"Putnam: Ingham judge has creative life off the bench with new crime thriller"
802:"Putnam: Ingham judge has creative life off the bench with new crime thriller"
422:
290:
violated the state constitution, and sent an advisory memorandum to president
854:
468:
274:, though Aquilina did not win. In 2004, she was elected a judge of the 55th
777:"Judge who sentenced Nassar calls for national inquiry into Canadian sport"
319:
291:
259:
192:
152:
104:
71:
469:"In her own mold: Circuit judge wears many hats ... and cowboy boots"
32:
267:
220:
184:
532:"Victims in Larry Nassar Abuse Case Find a Fierce Advocate: The Judge"
446:"Ingham judge has creative life off the bench with new crime thriller"
682:"Abuser Larry Nassar will keep sentence despite judge's alleged bias"
424:
Former U.S. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar full sentencing hearing
135:(born April 25, 1958) is an American judge. She is a judge of the
283:
147:, where she served as both a Sobriety Court Judge as well as the
75:
67:
751:"Rosemarie Aquilina: List of Books by Author Rosemarie Aquilina"
588:
Federal Judge Halts Legal
Challenges in Detroit Bankruptcy Case
168:
63:
326:, where she was honored for her efforts in sentencing Nassar.
314:
case. She allowed over 150 women and girls involved with the
726:"Court: Nassar won't be resentenced despite judge's remarks"
551:"Meet the judge who proudly signed Nassar's 'death warrant'"
601:
Michigan court clears way for
Detroit bankruptcy to proceed
246:
where she teaches a variety of courses. She was awarded by
230:, where she became the state's first female member of the
329:
Aquilina is also an author and has published two novels:
294:. This ruling was stayed less than a week later by the
916:
Western
Michigan University Cooley Law School faculty
517:"Larry Nassar case: Who is Judge Rosemarie Aquilina?"
911:
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School alumni
195:
degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School (now called
634:
Constitutional challenges to the Detroit bankruptcy
886:United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
891:Emigrants from West Germany to the United States
852:
549:Kaufman, Gina; Guillen, Joe (January 25, 2018).
282:. In July 2013, Aquilina ruled that the city of
175:when she was 12 years old. Aquilina earned her
151:. She is best known as the judge who sentenced
548:
529:
244:Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
197:Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
101:Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
394:
392:
567:
443:
420:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
380:
378:
376:
374:
372:
162:
824:
822:
31:
654:
369:
342:Michigan State University College of Law
252:Michigan State University College of Law
819:
463:
461:
459:
853:
774:
650:
648:
646:
511:
509:
507:
617:Resolving the Public Pension "Crisis"
456:
310:In 2018, Aquilina presided over the
143:. Previously, Aquilina was the 55th
946:21st-century American women lawyers
655:Levenson, Eric (January 24, 2018).
643:
530:Scott Cacciola (January 23, 2018).
523:
504:
13:
871:American people of Maltese descent
437:
14:
972:
956:20th-century German women lawyers
538:(with video by Sarah Stein Kerr).
400:"Honorable Rosemarie E. Aquilina"
272:Michigan House of Representatives
906:Military personnel from Michigan
896:Michigan State University alumni
876:German people of Maltese descent
444:Judy Putnam (January 12, 2018).
421:Global News (January 24, 2018),
350:
312:USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal
298:, and one day later the federal
157:USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal
794:
775:Pingue, Frank (June 19, 2023).
768:
743:
718:
692:
674:
626:
606:
593:
580:
561:
542:
479:
414:
232:Judge Advocate General's Corps
1:
951:21st-century American lawyers
926:American women legal scholars
568:Brian Smith (July 19, 2013).
519:. BBC News. January 24, 2018.
487:"www.fieryseaspublishing.com"
362:
603:, CNN Money (July 23, 2013).
344:, where she is a professor.
228:Michigan Army National Guard
133:Rosemarie Elizabeth Aquilina
47:Rosemarie Elizabeth Aquilina
7:
961:20th-century German lawyers
901:Michigan state court judges
491:www.fieryseaspublishing.com
473:Washtenaw County Legal News
10:
977:
16:American judge (born 1958)
621:Fordham Urban Law Journal
402:. Ingham County, Michigan
296:Michigan Court of Appeals
238:Aquilina is currently an
226:Aquilina then joined the
206:
189:Michigan State University
122:
114:
91:Michigan State University
83:
42:
30:
23:
936:American women academics
270:contested a seat on the
163:Early life and education
931:American legal scholars
730:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
623:999, 1007 (March 2016).
276:Michigan District Court
141:Ingham County, Michigan
357:East Lansing, Michigan
316:US Olympics gymnastics
921:Writers from Michigan
881:American women judges
834:Lansing State Journal
806:Lansing State Journal
755:www.paperbackswap.com
450:Lansing State Journal
217:Ask the Family Lawyer
167:Aquilina was born in
118:Lawyer, judge, writer
688:. December 23, 2020.
305:Chapter 9 bankruptcy
145:District Court Judge
941:Lawyers from Munich
706:. December 23, 2020
335:Triple Cross Killer
173:naturalized citizen
590:, (July 23, 2013).
555:Detroit Free Press
536:The New York Times
137:30th circuit court
25:Rosemarie Aquilina
288:bankruptcy filing
248:Cooley Law School
240:adjunct professor
201:Lansing, Michigan
130:
129:
968:
845:
844:
842:
840:
826:
817:
816:
814:
812:
798:
792:
791:
789:
787:
772:
766:
765:
763:
761:
747:
741:
740:
738:
736:
722:
716:
715:
713:
711:
704:Associated Press
696:
690:
689:
678:
672:
671:
669:
667:
652:
641:
640:(April 2, 2013).
630:
624:
613:Jack M. Beermann
610:
604:
597:
591:
584:
578:
577:
565:
559:
558:
546:
540:
539:
527:
521:
520:
513:
502:
501:
499:
497:
483:
477:
476:
475:. July 21, 2014.
465:
454:
453:
441:
435:
434:
433:
431:
418:
412:
411:
409:
407:
396:
324:2018 ESPY Awards
300:bankruptcy court
191:in 1979 and her
177:Bachelor of Arts
60:
56:
54:
37:Aquilina in 2018
35:
21:
20:
976:
975:
971:
970:
969:
967:
966:
965:
851:
850:
849:
848:
838:
836:
828:
827:
820:
810:
808:
800:
799:
795:
785:
783:
773:
769:
759:
757:
749:
748:
744:
734:
732:
724:
723:
719:
709:
707:
698:
697:
693:
686:The Independent
680:
679:
675:
665:
663:
653:
644:
638:Washington Post
631:
627:
611:
607:
599:Chris Isidore,
598:
594:
585:
581:
566:
562:
547:
543:
528:
524:
515:
514:
505:
495:
493:
485:
484:
480:
467:
466:
457:
442:
438:
429:
427:
419:
415:
405:
403:
398:
397:
370:
365:
353:
264:Michigan Senate
221:radio talk show
219:, a syndicated
209:
165:
110:
79:
61:
58:
52:
50:
49:
48:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
974:
964:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
847:
846:
818:
793:
767:
742:
717:
691:
673:
642:
632:Sasha Volokh,
625:
605:
592:
579:
560:
541:
522:
503:
478:
455:
436:
413:
367:
366:
364:
361:
352:
349:
208:
205:
164:
161:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
109:
108:
98:
87:
85:
81:
80:
62:
57:April 25, 1958
46:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
973:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
866:Living people
864:
862:
859:
858:
856:
835:
831:
825:
823:
807:
803:
797:
782:
778:
771:
756:
752:
746:
731:
727:
721:
705:
701:
695:
687:
683:
677:
662:
658:
651:
649:
647:
639:
635:
629:
622:
618:
614:
609:
602:
596:
589:
586:Bill Vlasic,
583:
575:
571:
564:
556:
552:
545:
537:
533:
526:
518:
512:
510:
508:
492:
488:
482:
474:
470:
464:
462:
460:
451:
447:
440:
426:
425:
417:
401:
395:
393:
391:
389:
387:
385:
383:
381:
379:
377:
375:
373:
368:
360:
358:
351:Personal life
348:
345:
343:
338:
336:
332:
327:
325:
321:
318:team doctor,
317:
313:
308:
306:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
280:Ingham County
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
236:
233:
229:
224:
222:
218:
214:
213:John F. Kelly
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
160:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
125:
121:
117:
115:Occupation(s)
113:
106:
102:
99:
96:
92:
89:
88:
86:
82:
77:
73:
69:
65:
59:(age 66)
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
837:. Retrieved
833:
809:. Retrieved
805:
796:
784:. Retrieved
780:
770:
758:. Retrieved
754:
745:
733:. Retrieved
729:
720:
708:. Retrieved
703:
694:
685:
676:
664:. Retrieved
660:
637:
628:
620:
608:
595:
582:
573:
563:
554:
544:
535:
525:
494:. Retrieved
490:
481:
472:
449:
439:
428:, retrieved
423:
416:
404:. Retrieved
354:
346:
339:
334:
331:Feel No Evil
330:
328:
320:Larry Nassar
309:
292:Barack Obama
237:
225:
216:
210:
193:Juris Doctor
166:
153:Larry Nassar
132:
131:
72:West Germany
18:
861:1958 births
406:January 24,
333:(2003) and
268:Laura Baird
149:Chief Judge
855:Categories
363:References
185:Journalism
179:degree in
53:1958-04-25
839:March 19,
811:April 15,
760:March 25,
666:March 25,
574:MLive.com
496:March 21,
430:March 19,
307:process.
203:in 1984.
84:Education
786:June 22,
337:(2017).
123:Children
781:Reuters
735:May 20,
710:May 20,
284:Detroit
181:English
155:in the
76:Germany
68:Bavaria
207:Career
169:Munich
64:Munich
619:, 41
256:LL.M.
199:) in
74:(now
841:2018
813:2018
788:2023
762:2018
737:2021
712:2021
668:2018
498:2018
432:2018
408:2018
260:J.D.
258:and
183:and
43:Born
661:CNN
286:'s
266:as
242:at
187:at
139:in
857::
832:.
821:^
804:.
779:.
753:.
728:.
702:.
684:.
659:.
645:^
636:,
615:,
572:.
553:.
534:.
506:^
489:.
471:.
458:^
448:.
371:^
359:.
223:.
159:.
105:JD
95:BA
70:,
66:,
55:)
843:.
815:.
790:.
764:.
739:.
714:.
670:.
576:.
557:.
500:.
452:.
410:.
126:5
107:)
103:(
97:)
93:(
78:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
