Judge Testani is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Wayne County Family Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association, and Women Lawyers Association. Judge Testani was honored to be named as the recipient of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan 2023 Mary S. Coleman Award. She received a BS at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a JD from Wayne State University Law School.

Contributor Biography

She also serves the legal community through presentations for continuing legal educational programs specifically addressing family law, procedural law, and best practices. Judge Testani promotes the judicial system by volunteering in local schools and public speaking to various community organizations. She lives in Northville with her husband and three children.

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Carla G. Testani earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School. She lives in Northville with her husband and three children.

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Carla Testani (About) - Women Lawyers Association of Michigan

Hon. Carla G. Testani has served in the Family-Domestic Division of the 3rd Circuit Court of Michigan since 2018. After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science at the University of Michigan- Dearborn, she graduated from Wayne State University Law School. In law school, she represented indigent residents of Wayne County as a litigation supervisor in Wayne State’s Free Legal Aid Clinic. For two decades before joining the bench, she concentrated her private practice in the area of matrimonial law, and spent a significant amount of time as both a mediator/arbitrator and collaborative practitioner.

Carla G. Testani previously focused her private practice on matrimonial law and worked as a mediator, arbitrator, and collaborative-law practitioner. In law school, she represented low-income Wayne County residents as a litigation supervisor in Wayne State’s Free Legal Aid Clinic.

Carla has served in the Family-Domestic Division of Michigan’s 3rd Circuit Court since 2018.

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Has served as a judge in the Family-Domestic Division of Michigan’s 3rd Circuit Court since 2018, overseeing family court matters.

Worked as a mediator and arbitrator while in private practice focused on matrimonial law.

Worked as a mediator and arbitrator focused on matrimonial law while in private practice.

Represented low-income Wayne County residents as a litigation supervisor in Wayne State’s Free Legal Aid Clinic while in law school.

- Has served as a judge in the Family-Domestic Division of Michigan’s 3rd Circuit Court since 2018, overseeing family court matters.
- Worked as a mediator and arbitrator focused on matrimonial law while in private practice.
- Represented low-income Wayne County residents as a litigation supervisor in Wayne State’s Free Legal Aid Clinic while in law school.

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As of September 16, 2026, Carla G. Testani did not have a website or any information online.

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Volunteers in local schools to promote the judicial system.

Speaks to community organizations to promote the judicial system.

Represented low-income Wayne County residents through Wayne State’s Free Legal Aid Clinic while in law school.

- Volunteers in local schools to promote the judicial system.
- Speaks to community organizations to promote the judicial system.
- Represented low-income Wayne County residents through Wayne State’s Free Legal Aid Clinic while in law school.

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Carla G. Testani

Practiced matrimonial law in private practice for two decades before joining the bench.

As of September 16, 2026, Carla G. Testani’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- A circuit court judge is an elected judicial official who serves in Michigan’s circuit court system, the state’s trial court of general jurisdiction.
- Circuit courts handle major legal matters, including felony criminal cases, large civil lawsuits, family law matters, juvenile cases, and appeals from lower courts and some administrative agencies.
- Michigan circuit court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections and may also be appointed to fill vacancies.
- Judges serve six-year terms and may run for reelection.
- Candidates must be licensed attorneys authorized to practice law in Michigan, admitted to practice for at least five years, qualified electors within the judicial circuit, and under 70 years old at the time of election or appointment.
- The salary of a Michigan circuit court judge is approximately $183,000 per year.

A judge who handles major criminal, civil, and family court cases.