If Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to run for president in 2028, she'll be judged on how much she has accomplished in Michigan.

Patti Tremblay is the outgoing director of legislative affairs in the governor's office. She has been appointed to an open judicial seat.

Patti Tremblay, who's been a longtime fixture in Lansing, will be a new judge within the Ingham County Circuit Court.