Alexander "Sandy" Lipsey is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, he represented the 60th District from 2000 to 2006. On July 20, 2007, Lipsey was appointed by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to replace Judge Philip Schaefer on the Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. Education Lipsey earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School and his bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo College. Political career Constrained by state term limits, Lipsey placed an unsuccessful bid for the Michigan State Senate in 2006, facing defeat to incumbent state senator Tom George of Portage, Michigan. References 1950 births 21st-century American judges 21st-century American politicians Kalamazoo College alumni Living people Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Michigan state court judges University of Michigan Law School alumni