Michael Cavanagh, a Detroit native who was a longtime Michigan Supreme Court justice and father of current Chief Justice ...

Cavanagh was on the state's high court from 1983 to 2014, which is tied for Michigan's longest supreme court tenure ever.

His daughter, Megan Cavanagh, was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court in 2019 and elevated to Chief Justice last March.

Former Michigan Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh has passed away, and his daughter, Chief Justice Megan K. Cavanagh, shared her thoughts in a statement issued by Michigan ...