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Hathaway went on to receive a law degree from the Detroit College of Law<br />
(now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1987. While attending law school,<br />
Hathaway served as a research clerk in the Detroit Recorders Court, and then in the<br />
Circuit Court. After passing the bar, she served as a public attorney from 1987-1993,<br />
first as a Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor, and then as Chief of the Drug Forfeiture<br />
Division.<br />
Hathaway earned a Real Estate Salesperson license in Michigan in 1987, and a Real<br />
Estate Broker license in 1990. According to her Supreme Court biography, she has<br />
taught Continuing Education and Real Estate Law classes for other licensees.<br />
In November 1992, Hathaway was elected judge of the Wayne County Circuit Court, 3rd<br />
<strong>Judicial</strong> Circuit, and served from 1993 until 2009, when she was elevated to Michigan<br />
Supreme Court Justice.<br />
In 2006, Hathaway mounted an unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the state Court of<br />
Appeals. She finished third behind two sitting judges.<br />
Hathaway is currently married to attorney Michael J. Kingsley.<br />
Hathaway's annual compensation for her work on the Supreme Court was $164,610.<br />
Hathaway was the first sitting Michigan Supreme Court Justice to be charged with a<br />
crime in nearly 40 years. In 1975, former Michigan Governor and Supreme Court<br />
Justice John Swainson was acquitted of bribery, but served a short sentence<br />
for perjury committed before a federal grand jury.<br />
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