Anchor Rock Foundation — Judge Miller Board Chair
Entity Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Anchor Rock Foundation, Inc. |
| LARA ID | 802394934 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Status | DISSOLVED |
| Banks’ Role | Officer |
| Key Officer (prior) | Judge Cylenthia Miller — Board Chair |
Anchor Rock Foundation is a dissolved nonprofit entity in Brian Roderick Banks ’ enterprise web. Michigan LARA records show Banks as an officer.
Connection to Banks Network
| Connection | Detail |
|---|---|
| Enterprise principal | Brian Roderick Banks — 9 convictions (6 felony, 3 misdemeanor) , charter school superintendent |
| Financial gatekeeper | Joseph Holland Jr. — holds all financial roles across related entities |
| Related entity | Anchor Rock Services, Inc. (LARA 800770907) — active, Banks as agent |
| School pipeline | Banks’ charter schools ( Purpose Charter Academy , MacDowell Preparatory Academy ) generate cases in Wayne County courts |
Judge Miller’s Role — Board Chair
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Judge | Judge Cylenthia Miller |
| Court | Wayne County 3rd Circuit |
| Role at Anchor Rock | Board Chair |
| Concurrent service | Sitting judge while chairing a convicted felon’s nonprofit entity |
Judge Miller served as Board Chair of Banks’ Anchor Rock Foundation while serving on the Wayne County bench. The same judge is under JTC complaint for ethical violations and is seeking re-election November 3, 2026.
Independent corroboration: Bryant v. Miller (2:26-cv-10917) — a separate litigant also identified Miller as a problem.
Significance
A sitting judge chairing a convicted felon’s nonprofit entity while that felon operates charter schools feeding cases into the same county court system is a textbook judicial ethics violation. The Anchor Rock Foundation connection is one of three documented Miller–Banks ties (along with Purpose Charter Academy board service and Baker College teaching overlap).
See also: Institutional Capture — courts as protection layer.
Verify
- 🏛️ LARA COFS — Entity 802394934
- Judge Miller profile: Judge Cylenthia Miller
- Allied case: Bryant v. Miller — PACER case 2:26-cv-10917
- JTC: jtc.courts.mi.gov
All sources are public records.