Background
Riley, Dorothy Comstock was born on December 6, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Charles Austin and Josephine (Grima) Comstock.
Riley, Dorothy Comstock was born on December 6, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Charles Austin and Josephine (Grima) Comstock.
Bachelor with honors in Political Science, Wayne State University, 1946. Bachelor of Laws, Wayne State University, 1949. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Alma College, 1988.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Detroit, 1990.
Attorney, Wayne County Friend of Court, Detroit, 1956-1968;
partner, Riley & Roumell, Detroit, 1968-1972, 73-76;
judge, Wayne County Circuit, Detroit, 1972;
judge, Michigan Court Appeals, Detroit, 1976-1982;
associate justice, Michigan Supreme Court, Detroit, 1982-1983, 85-97;
chief justice, Michigan Supreme Court, Detroit, 1987-1991. Member United States Judicial Conference Commision on State-Federal Court Rels. Chairman tort reform committee Conference of Chief Justices.
Board directors National Center for State Court Justices, Thomas J. Cooley Law School.
Member steering committee Michigan Children Skillman Foundation, 1992. Member multistate professional responsibility examination committee National Conference Bar Examiners, 1992. Member American Bar Association (family law section since 1965, vice chairman general practice section committee on juvenile justice 1975-1980, member judicial administration section since 1973, standing committee on federal court improvements, member judges advisory committee of standing committee on ethics and professional responsibility 1992), American Judicature Society, Fellows American Bar Foundation, Michigan State Bar Foundation, State Bar Michigan (civil liberties committee 1954-1958), Detroit Bar Association (public relations committee 1955-1956, author Committee in Action column, Detroit Lawyers 1955, chairman friend of court and family law committee 1974-1975), National Women Judges Association, National Women Lawyers Association, Women Lawyers Association Michigan (president 1957-1958), Michigan Superior Court History Society, Karyatides, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Wallace Don Riley, September 13, 1963. 1 child, Peter Comstock.