Dennis Archer
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Dennis Wayne Archer is a former president of the American Bar Association, and was the first African American to hold this office. Prior to his election, Archer served as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1985 to 1993, as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1994 to 2001. In his last year as a Michigan Supreme Court justice, he was named "most respected judge in Michigan" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. As mayor, Archer worked to repair the city's relations with its suburbs and the local business community, which had long been less than cordial, through cooperation with suburban business leaders on their redevelopment plans for the city. Archer was a strong supporter of numerous construction projects in the downtown area, including Ford Field and Comerica Park, new stadiums for the city's professional football and baseball teams. He also became president of the National League of Cities during his last year as Mayor of Detroit.
Archer earned his B.S. in Education from Western Michigan University and taught learning disabled children in Detroit Public Schools from 1965 - 1970. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law in 1970.
External link
- Attorney Profile of Dennis Archer (http://www.dickinsonwright.com/scripts/atty2.asp?user_id=ArcherDW)
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| Preceded by: Coleman Young | Mayor of Detroit 1993–2001 | Succeeded by: Kwame Kilpatrick |