Mike Gerou was elected to serve as a 35^th District Court Judge in November of 2002.  In addition to his regular judicial responsibilities, Judge Gerou is the Sobriety Court Judge in the 35^th District Court and supervises our Court’s legal interns.  Prior to taking the bench, Judge Gerou practiced law for more than 16 years and built a thriving Main Street general law practice.

Judge Gerou earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Michigan University and his law degree from the University of Detroit School of Law.

Judge Gerou is a member of the Michigan Bar Association; Michigan District Judges Association; the Suburban Bar Association; American Judges Association; Vice President of the Wayne County District Judges Association; member of the Catholic Lawyers Society; the Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers and serves on the Board of Mentors and as a Moot Court Judge at Ave Maria School of Law. In 2007 Judge Gerou was appointed Chair of the Court’s Staffing Review Committee and completed a two week judicial studies course at the National Judicial Institute.

As an active member of our community, Judge Gerou’s involvement has included: helping found All Saints Catholic School; serving as President and a six year Director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce; on the Cherry Hill Village Task force; as co-founder of the Western Wayne Chapter of the Eastern Michigan University Alumni Association; Team Captain for Canton’s Relay for Life; a ten year co-sponsor of six miles of Adopt-A-Highway projects in Plymouth, Canton and Northville; Parish Counsel at St. Kenneth Catholic Church; a Board member for the Plymouth Family YMCA and the Canton Community Foundation; Chair of Leadership Plymouth; the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Nomination Committee, a founding Board member and President of the Greater Canton Youth Baseball and Softball Association; President of CYO Athletics at All Saints and coach of various community youth sports (soccer, football, basketball, baseball and fast pitch softball) for the past 12 years.

In 2007 Judge Gerou became one of the youngest inductees into the Canton Hall of Fame for his long time commitment and dedication to the community.