Kilpatrick, Underwear Bomber Judge Addresses Rotary

U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds, center — who most recently handled the Kwame Kilpatrick case in federal court in Detroit, as well as the "Underwear Bomber" terrorist case — addressed Grosse Pointe Rotarians at their Nov. 11 luncheon meeting. Edmunds, who attended with her attorney husband, Bill, discussed the measures taken to seat an impartial jury in the highly publicized case involving the former Detroit mayor. Regarding the terrorism case, Edmunds said she thought the federal courts were up to the challenge of handling complex cases involving terrorism and the Guantanamo detainees. Following the meeting, all attorneys present greeted the Edmundses. From left, are Jon Gandelot, Sean Byrne, Dino Valente, Mike Carmody, Judge Edmunds, President Paul Rentenbach, Bill Edmunds, Ted Everingham and Dick Allison. Rotary of Grosse Pointe meets on Mondays at noon at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. The public is always welcome. Lunch is $15. For more information, go to www.gprotary.org. Photo by John Minnis