Judge Davis retired from the bench in March 2019. Linda played a crucial role in the Families Against Narcotics inception and has been instrumental in the success and growth of the organization. Judge Davis was appointed to the bench March 27, 2000 by Governor Engler. Prior to her judgeship, Judge Davis was an Assistant Prosecutor with the Macomb County Prosecutors office for 13 years. Linda played a crucial role in FAN's inception and has been instrumental in the success and growth of the organization. She has received several prestigious awards from the FBI, Care House, Girl Scouts of the USA, Macomb Community College Outstanding Alumna Award, she was named the Henry Ford Hospital Woman of Excellence and Influence, Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals President’s Award, Macomb Bar Distinguished Public Service Award and Macomb County Humanitarian of the Year award. Judge Davis served on Governor Snyder’s Opiate Task Force and later was appointed to chair the Governor’s commission for the Prescription Overdose and Opiate response team. In addition, she has been invited to consult with President Trumps Opiate Task force and the First Ladies roundtable discussion on how the opiate epidemic is affecting families. She recently was invited by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to attend a roundtable discussion on the opiate crisis. She is currently FAN's primary speaker and presents multiple times a week to groups across the state and nationally. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx