JAMS announces the addition of Lita Masini Popke, Retired Judge, Wayne County (Mich.) Circuit Court, to its panel. Judge Popke joins JAMS in Detroit after a distinguished 20-year career as a Wayne County Circuit Court judge, including service as chief judge pro tem and as presiding judge in the Family Law Division.
Judge Popke spent six years on Wayne County’s Business Court, where she was known for efficiently managing the litigation before her and crafting practical and cost-conscious solutions.
Based in the Detroit Resolution Center, Judge Popke will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master/facilitator, handling business and commercial, family law, construction, employment, insurance, personal injury and torts, professional liability, appellate, mass torts, construction defect, surety and real property disputes.
Judge Popke received her B.A. from St. Mary’s College and her J.D. from the University of Detroit School of Law.