Matthew Ackerman

Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals | Opinions my own (especially the dissents)

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

I was nervous about having a judicial investiture — but it ended up being one of the most meaningful nights of my life. My grandma held the Chumash. Justice Zahra administered the oath. My parents robed me. And my dad clapped like I’d hit a buzzer-beater.

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@EWess92 Everyone's focused on the substance (and whether it was written by AI), but I'm still stuck on it looking like it was written on a typewriter. Courier? In 2026?

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@EWess92 Some of my favorites from JES:
Instead > rather
On > upon
Before > prior to
And trying to avoid “argues,” which gets repetitive

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@jimmydales8 *Correction: Jimmy did end up receiving a medal*

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Disappointed to hear that the USGA no longer gives medals to the winners of US Open local qualifiers (like my good friend @jimmydales8). I would dissent from that decision!

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@TheHoopHerald Go Blue!

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@HansMahncke As if that would justify attempting to kill CHILDREN anyway!

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

Disgusted by the front page of the @detroitnews

First, this man attempted a terrorist attack on a synagogue and NURSERY SCHOOL.  NOTHING justifies that conduct.

Second, I’m seeing reports, including CBS News, that the perpetrator’s brothers were in Hezbollah, the terrorist organization firing rockets indiscriminately at civilians in Israel.  That seems relevant if you are going to focus on this story.

Third, I cannot stand the media’s tendency to humanize the people who commit these atrocities.  I felt the same way watching the coverage of the Boston Marathon bomber while I was in college in Boston.  That attention only inspires more attacks from losers and loners.  Stop giving them notoriety. 

Nothing that happened overseas or in this man’s life will ever justify attempting a terrorist attack ON A PRESCHOOL.

Shame on the Detroit News.  This kind of coverage puts Jews at risk.

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@CPY87 @ZachGorchow @GongwerMichigan Accurate quote! And we will all miss getting partial credit for your work on per curiam opinions 😂

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

Seeing a player born on the same day as me pass his prime makes me feel very old.

I may need to give up on my dreams of becoming a professional athlete and find something else to do

[SleeperAngels @SleeperAngels]

Mike Trout ranking in MLB’s ‘Top 100 Players Right Now’ by year:

2013: #1
2014: #1
2015: #2
2016: #1
2017: #1
2018: #1
2019: #1
2020: #1
2021: #1
2022: #2
2023: #3
2024: #12
2025: #82

[Adam Pavlik @adpavlik]

Today is the 190th anniversary of the ratification of Michigan's first Constitution.

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@MLB @tigers Respectfully, I dissent. The call on the field should have been AFFIRMED.

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@tedfrank @EWess92 Great suggestion 🫡

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@KannonShanmugam Fredi the PizzaMan—outside the city but well worth it!

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@adpavlik, let's bookmark this towering piece of legal scholarship!

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

I once wrote a law review article in 15 minutes that was the subject of a symposium the next year and has been cited by courts nine times.

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

Another good day!

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Tyler Bremner and his family couldn’t believe the Angels drafted him at No. 2 @StoolBaseball

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

MAZEL TOV GRANT!!!

[U.S. Open @usopengolf]

Go ahead and DO THAT, Grant Haefner!

The Bloomfield Hills native had the absolutely appropriate reaction to clinching his spot in the U.S. Open.

[Robert Thomas www.inversecondemnation.com @invcondemnation]

New Article: @AckermanAppeals, "The Pitfalls of Objectively Measured Just Compensation: When Market Value Isn't Enough," ALI Practical Real Estate Lawyer (2024) https://t.co/BJC7ISU24B

[Chris Yates @CPY87]

Five Michigan Court of Appeals judges seen feasting in the wild.

#appellatetwitter ⁦@MIJudges⁩

[Matthew Ackerman @AckermanAppeals]

@Brad_Larson14 😂