In January of 1978, he was appointed referee in the Traffic & Ordinance Division of Detroit’s Recorders Court. At age 31, being the youngest to serve in this capacity, he was elected Judge of the Detroit Recorders Court and was re-elected four times. Strong became an officer of the Wolverine Bar Association and its’ youngest president at age 30. He later became one of the founding members of the Association of Black Judges of Michigan and served as president.
He has also served on the National Bar Association Board of Governors, and is currently Chair of the Judicial Council. Judge Strong is a retired commander in the United States Navy Reserve and was the only African-American judge presiding over special courts marshal during his tour in the Navy Marine Corp Trial Judiciary. He was part of the National Bar Association’s delegation to South Africa to develop an International Bar Association. While there he met with representatives from the African National Congress and sat on the Supreme Court of South Africa.
A 33-degree Prince Hall Mason , a lifetime member of the NAACP ,membership in the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Navy Reserve Officer Association.
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Frank Murphy Hall of Justice
1441 St.Antoine
Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Wayne County Circuit Court (313) 224-2484