The Hon. Brian A. Oakley is a judge for the 34th District Court of Michigan. He was elected to the bench on November 3, 1998, and re-elected in 2004, 2010, and 2016.
During his judicial tenure, Oakley was appointed Chief Judge of the 34th District Court by the Michigan Supreme Court in 2019, formerly held for twenty-five years by Hon. Tina Brooks Green.
Oakley earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1983. He then completed a J.D. at Wayne State University Law School in 1987. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1987.