Justice Charles Levin

Term 1973 - 1997

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CASE NAME	YEAR	WEIGHT
Insurer Must Defend Potential Polluter in EPA Investigation	1994	4
DNR Liable for Beach Erosion on Grand Traverse Bay	1994	2
Insurer Must Defend Company in Chemical Dumping Lawsuit	1994	4
Court Upholds Governor’s Authority to Reorganize the DNR	1993	3
Liability Insurance Coverage for Leaking Underground Storage Tanks	1991	2
Kalkaska Can’t Lease Oil & Gas Beneath City Streets	1989	1
Local Zoning Control Weakened for Natural Resource Extraction	1982	1

Biography

Justice Charles Levin was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1972. He was continually re-elected until his retirement in 1997.

Justice Levin graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. He was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1947. In 1966, he was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals, where he served until his election to the Michigan Supreme Court.

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