Updates for Oakland Sheriff's Department

Sheriff Michael Bouchard runs one of the nation’s largest Sheriff’s Offices, overseeing over 1,400 employees and managing an annual budget of over $202 million. Sheriff Bouchard brings the experience of 37 years of law enforcement.

On January 11, 1999, Michigan Senator and Majority Floor Leader Michael Bouchard accepted the appointment as successor to John F. Nichols who passed away suddenly. In November of 2020, Sheriff Bouchard was returned to Office for the sixth time.

He was reelected for his 7th term in 2024, and his current term will expire on January 1, 2028.

Sheriff Bouchard received the 2025 Sheriff of the Year by Major County Sheriffs of America, the Sandra S. Hutchens Award. He was honored as the 2022 Sheriff of the Year by Michigan Sheriffs’ Association.  In 2016, he was the recipient of the Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year award from the National Sheriffs' Association. He is the only Sheriff in Michigan to receive all three awards.