David Viviano

David Francis Viviano (born December 8, 1971) is a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Rick Snyder on February 27, 2013, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Diane Hathaway. Prior to that, Viviano was the Chief Judge of the Macomb County Circuit Court.

To retain his seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, Viviano won the general election on November 4, 2014 with 62.1% of votes. Viviano won a full term in 2016 with more than 67% of votes and did not seek a second full term in 2024.

Early life and education Viviano earned a bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

Notable decisions In 2022, Viviano, joined by Justice Brian Zahra, Viviano wrote, "he failure to include the spaces presents the amendment in a manner difficult to read and comprehend. Thus, it may have the right words in the right order—as the majority here suggests—but the lack of critical word spaces renders the remaining text much more difficult to read and comprehend, and therefore something less than the 'full text' required by the Constitution and statutes."