Terry Bankert
Terry Bankert | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Ombudsman of Flint | |
| In office July 22, 1987 – July 21, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | James Ananich |
| Succeeded by | Darryl Buchanan[1] |
| City Clerk of Flint, Michigan | |
| In office 1983 – July 22, 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terry Ray Bankert 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan - Flint (BA, MPA) Western Michigan University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1971-1976 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Terry Ray Bankert (born 1951)[2] is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan.
Early life, education, & military service[edit]
He graduated from the University of Michigan - Flint with a Bachelor of Arts in 1982 and a Master of Public Administration in 2005.[3] He earned a Juris Doctor from the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 1992.[3]
From 1971 to 1976 he served in the United States Army Reserve where he served as a drill instructor and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant.[3]
Political career[edit]
From 1975 to 1982 he served as the executive director of the Genesee County Democratic Party.[3] From 1982 to 1983 he served as division director of the United Way of Genesee & Lapeer Counties.[3] Bankert was appointed in 1983 Flint City Clerk and served until being appointed Flint City Ombudsman in 1987.[1] He ran for Flint 7th Ward City Council seat in 2005 losing in the nonpartisan primary to Jim Ananich and Clyde D. Edwards.[4] In 2009, Bankert was a number of lawyers under consideration to be appointed by Governor Grandholm for the vacancy in the position of Probate Judge for Genesee County caused by the death of the judge.[5]
Flint reorganized its governance structure, after the flint water crisis. The new governance structure required City Council to appoint an ombudsman, and the East Village Magazine quoted Bankert, a former ombudsman himself, pointing out that after more than a year and a half Council hadn't yet appointed one.[6]
Legal career[edit]
He has practiced law in Flint since 1994.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2006-2007 Ombudsman Report" (PDF). ci.flint.mi.us. City of Flint. Retrieved 2009-05-18.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Michigan, 1989-2008)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Personal Website Bio
- ↑ "August Election Official Results". 2005-08-08. Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mickle, Bryn (March 30, 2009). "Attorneys line up for probate opening". The Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑
Paul Rozycki (2019-07-02). "Commentary: A funny thing happened on the way to the election". East Village magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
As Flint’s past ombudsman Terry Bankert frequently reminds us, it’s been 537 days (as of 6/20/19) since the charter began, and there is still no ombudsperson. Where do the candidates stand on appointing the ombudsperson, as required by the new city charter?
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