Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has re-appointed Brighton attorney Robert Gardella to the Military Appeals Tribunal as a civilian licensed to practice law in Michigan. His term began Oct. 10, 2024, and expires April 16, 2027.
Gardella is a former member of the State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners, and the former chai of the State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University, and a juris doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
The Military Appeals Tribunal has appellate jurisdiction, upon petition of an accused, to hear and review the record in all decisions of a court-martial after the review provided in the Michigan code of military justice.
This appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
