Steven Kaplan
Current Assignments:
Circuit Court Division - Honorable Richard L. Caretti
Cold Cases
Educational Background:
B.A., Oakland University, 1975
J.D., Detroit College of Law, Cum Laude, 1981
Professional Experience:
Macomb County Prosecutor's Office -Circuit Court Division, 2004-present
Auto Theft Division, 2003-2004
Circuit Court Division, 1992-2002
Drug Unit, 1991-1992
Appeals Division, 1990-1991
General Division, 1986-1990
Staff Attorney, U.S. District Court Judge George La Plata, 1985-1986 (Eastern District of Michigan)
Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appleals Judge William Beasley, 1982-1983
Judicial Clerk, Oakland County Circuit Judge George La Plata, 1979-1982
Judicial Clerk, Oakland County Circuit Judge Bernard Kaufman, 1978-1979
Professional Affiliation:
Miscellaneous:
Honors -
Book Award Recipient, Criminal Law, 1879
Dean's List, Detroit College of Law, 1978-1979; 1979-1980; 1980-1981
Dean's List, Oakland University, 1972-1975
Public Office -
Township Trustee, West Bloomfield, 2000-2004
President, Southfield Public Schools Board of Education, 1990-1992
School Board Trustee, Southfield Public Schools Board of Education, 1987-1995
Organizations -
Parents of Murdered Children
HAVEN Domestic Violence Shelter
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Gateway Counseling Center
Boys and Girls Club of South Oakland County
Greater West Bloomfield Cable Advisory Board
