Roman Gribbs

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Roman Stanley Gribbs (born December 29, 1925) was the Mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974. Later, Gribbs served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.

After graduating from high school, Gribbs served in the Army until 1948. He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1952, and received a law degree from the same institution in 1954. In 1968, he was appointed sheriff of Wayne County, and in 1969 he was elected mayor of Detroit, defeating opponent Richard H. Austin who later became Michigan Secretary of State. In 1973, Gribbs declined to seek re-election and was replaced by Coleman Young who was elected Detroit's first African-American mayor in November of that year.

Gribbs was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals in 1982, upon which he served until his retirement in 2000. Gribbs currently resides in suburban Detroit.

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Preceded by Jerome Cavanagh

Mayor of Detroit 1970–1974

Succeeded by Coleman Young