Background
Muth, Jon R. was born on November 5, 1945 in Dowagiac, Michigan, United States. Son of C. Robert and Patricia J. (Maier) Muth.
Muth, Jon R. was born on November 5, 1945 in Dowagiac, Michigan, United States. Son of C. Robert and Patricia J. (Maier) Muth.
Kalamazoo College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971).
Worked at Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C. (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in Commercial, Environmental, Professional Negligence, Intellectual Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Michigan. Member, National Moot Court Team.
Contributing Author: Michigan Civil Procedure During Trial, (2nd Education), ICLE, 1989. Member and Chairman, Court Funding Committee, Michigan Trial Court Assessment Commission, 1996. Member: Grand Rapids, Federal and American (Member, Section on Litigation.
Member, House of Delegates, 1994-1995) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (President, 1994-1995. President Elect, 1993-1994.
Vice President, 1992-1993. Treasurer, 1989-1992. Member, Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1983-1986.
Chairman, Local Bar Liaison Committee, 1988-1990. Chairman, Keller Task Force, 1990-1993. Chairman, 21st Century Courts Committee, 1995.
Commissioner, 1986-1995). Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Michigan State Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1993-1995).
American Bar Foundation.
Trustee Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1982-1991, 93-, vice chairman, 1989-1991. First lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1975. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, State Bar Michigan (commissioner 1986-1995, treasurer 1989-1992, vice president 1993, president-elect 1994, president 1994-1995), Grand Rapids Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, American Arbitration Association.
Married Carol H. Muth, July 1, 1967. Children: Jeffrey G., Daniel J.