Viviano for Supreme Court, Part II

The buzz in Macomb County political and legal circles is that David Viviano, chief judge of the Macomb County Circuit Court, will be named as the new Supreme Court justice by Gov. Rick Snyder this afternoon.

Viviano is a staunch Republican who contributes to various GOP campaigns and he is apparently good friends with Justice Bob Young.
He is part of a family dynasty, so to speak, in the Macomb County judiciary. His father Antonio, was a prominent defense attorney and later served on the circuit court until he faced mandatory retirement two years ago. Kathryn Viviano, David's sister, was elected to fill the vacant seat.
David, after losing a 2004 bid for county prosecutor against Democrat Eric Smith, was elected to the court in 2006. He was chosen by the Supreme Court to serve as Macomb's chief judge in January 2012.

Viviano was off work for part of this week. While he's gone, a visiting judge is filling in -- his father, Antonio.