Alicia Jones Coleman
Alicia Jones Coleman is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. Her current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Jones Coleman ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Education
Jones-Coleman received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1983 and her J.D. from Detroit College of Law in 1991.[1]
Career
- 2013-Present: Judge, 36th District Court
- 2009-2012: Sole practitioner
- 2006-2009: Senior Attorney, 36th District Court
- 2006: Sole practitioner
- 2002-2006: The City of Detroit Law Department
- 1992-2002: Sole practitioner
- 1988-1993: Instructor, The Detroit Board of Education[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 110,301 | |
| ✔ | Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 95,032 | |
| ✔ | Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 91,515 | |
| ✔ | Christina Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 79,650 | |
| ✔ | Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 77,793 | |
| ✔ |  | Marlena Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 75,174 |
| ✔ | Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 72,167 | |
| ✔ |  | William McConico (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 62,215 |
| ✔ | Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 60,401 | |
| Total votes: 724,248 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Jacque (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones Coleman in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 101,099 | |
| ✔ | Ruth Ann Garrett (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 94,159 | |
| ✔ | Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 93,181 | |
| ✔ | Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 89,805 | |
| ✔ | Deborah Lewis Langston (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 89,162 | |
| ✔ | Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 83,441 | |
| ✔ | Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 83,307 | |
| ✔ |  | Christopher M. Blount (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 77,355 |
| ✔ | David Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 74,573 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 73,043 | |
| ✔ | | William McConico (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 68,435 |
| Duane Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 41,607 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 4,621 | ||
| Total votes: 973,788 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2012
Jones-Coleman advanced from the primary election on August 7th, winning 19.92 percent of the vote. She was elected in the general election on November 6, winning 29.21 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]
Bar association ratings
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
The DMBA rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates were given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
Jones-Coleman was rated as Qualified.[5]
Wolverine Bar Association
Jones-Coleman received a rating of Well Qualified from the Wolverine Bar Association.[6]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[7] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector of the district, licensed to practice law in the state, under the age of 70, and have five years of experience practicing law.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alicia Jones Coleman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Alicia Jones-Coleman biography (dead link)
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Unofficial 2012 General Election Results: 36th District Court
- ↑ Wayne County, 2012 Judicial Primary Results
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
- ↑ Wolverine Bar Association, 2012 WBA Judicial Qualifications Results
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Michigan Trial Courts," accessed April 3, 2017
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
