East Lansing – (June 23, 2025) – The delegates took the Michigan Girls State Bar Exam on Monday morning. The results were back in, and those who passed the bar exam were announced after lunch.
The first meeting of the Michigan Girls State Bar Association took place Monday night. Things move fast at Girls State. Delegates who passed the bar exam and wanted to join the association attended the meeting/training. Why is passing the Bar exam important? From this point on, delegates who wish to run for a Supreme Court seat, attorney general, or other legal position must be members of the Bar Association.
Members received their button, indicating they are members of the bar.
Congratulations to the 2025 Michigan Girls’ State Bar Association Class.
Jack Felton, Felicia Eshragh, JD, MPH, and Ashtaan Rapanos will teach and guide them. Jack is now in his 43rd year as Judicial Advisor on the Girls State Government Staff. In the real world, Jack is a practicing attorney under his own shingle in Gaylord, MI, and lives in Petoskey,
Felicia is the Director of the Flint Registry at Michigan State University’s CS Mott Department of Public Health. Felicia began her public health policy and regulation with the Health Resources and Services Administration, managing quality improvement and risk management programs for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Free Clinics.
Ashtaan is a graduate of MSU’s Master of Public Policy program and recently completed her first year at Wayne State University Law School. She has authored research in the areas of education, juvenile justice, and policing reform.
They are in good hands.
To learn more about Michigan Girls State, visit www.michalaux.org/girls-state.