 Baird was elected to another term in 1996, and remained in office from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000.Baird was elected a judge of the Michigan Circuit Court in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018.In 2013, Baird was elected vice president of the Michigan Judges Association, and became president of the MJA in December 2015.