 judge hathaway will retire to avoid suspension michigan supreme court justice diane hathaway announced that she will retire january 21 in response to the judicial tenure commission s complaint calling for her suspension from the bench judge hathaway and her husband attorney michael kingsley are accused of misrepresenting their net worth so they would qualify for a short sale on their 15 million home the short sale wiped out nearly 600000 in mortgage debt for the couple this is just one example of the kind of behavior that causes people to mistrust their elected officials it is a sad day for michigan when a member of its highest court acts as if she is above the law read the full story at  wwwlansingstatejournalcom interactive article 20130107 news01301070046 hathawayretireafterjudicialagencycallshersuspensio 