Background
O'Banner-Owens, Jeanette was born on July 17, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Talft and Minnie (Dixon) O'Banner.
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Jeanette O'Banner-Owens
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Bachelor, Wayne State University, 1975; Juris Doctor, Wayne State University, 1979; postgraduate, National Judicial College postgraduate, Wayne State University.
Career
Deputy defender criminal division, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Detroit, 1980-1985, 87-88;
chief counsel civil division, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Detroit, 1986;
judge, Michigan District Court (36th district), Detroit, since 1988. Moot court judge Wayne State University, U. Detroit. Organizer 36th district court law day.
Member Wayne County criminal advocacy program.
Achievements
Membership
Executive board Women's Conference of Concerns, Detroit, 1984-1988. Fellow Michigan Bar Association. Member American Bar Association (mediator negotiation cmopetition Wayne State University), Friends of Wayne Medical School, National Bar Association, Michigan District Judges Association (president, member judicial county), Detroit Bar Association, National Jud.Coll.
(faculty advisory), Lions (downtown detroit), Elks, Founders Society, Detroit Institute Arts, Grand Rose Optomist Club (founder), Phi Alpha Delta.
Interests
Connections
Married Raymond Owens, April 3, 1965 (divorced 1977). Children: Raynette, Kironda.
