Judge Ninomiya appointed to child abuse task force

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI— Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed an Upper Peninsula judge to the state’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Chris Ninomiya of Iron Mountain is a 41^st Circuit Court Judge serving Dickinson, Menominee, and Iron counties. Judge Ninomiya is appointed to represent criminal court judges for a term starting January 1^st and expiring December 31^st, 2026.

The task force is comprised of professionals with knowledge and experience relating to the criminal justice system and issues of child physical abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse and exploitation, and child maltreatment-related fatalities.