She will replace Clement, who announced last month she was leaving her position on the court for an administrative role with a national court-focused organization. Clement said she will vacate her role by April 30.

The Michigan Supreme Court has selected a new chief justice with the upcoming departure of the current incumbent.

With Elizabeth Clement, chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, set to step down no later than April 30, members of the court have named Justice Megan K. Cavanagh as her successor.  In a statement Thursday,