Barbara Meter
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Barbara Meter is a judge of the Saginaw County Probate Court in Saginaw County, Michigan.[1] She was elected to the court on November 4, 2014, for a six-year term commencing on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020. [2]
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Meter ran for election to the Saginaw County Probate Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 5, 2014, receiving 38.7 percent of the vote. She competed against Stephan M. Gaus, Kent Greenfelder, Jim Hession, and Christopher Swartz.
General: She defeated Kent Greenfelder in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 56.6 percent of the vote.
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Education
Meter received her bachelor's degree in elementary education, with a minor in mathematics, from Michigan State University in 1984. She received her J.D. degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1990.[4]
Career
Before her election to the Saginaw County Probate Court, Meter served as an assistant prosecutor in Saginaw County for nineteen years. Prior to earning her law degree, she was a first grade school teacher.[5]
See also
External links
- Saginaw County, Michigan, "Probate Court"
- Michigan Courts, "Trial Court Directory: Saginaw County"
- MLive.com, "Kent Greenfelder to take on Barbara Meter in race for Saginaw juvenile probate judge," August 6, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Michigan
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Primary unofficial results: Saginaw Probate Court," August 5, 2014
- ↑ MLive.com, "Vote Guide: Saginaw County Probate Judge," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ MLive.com, "Barbara Meter, Saginaw juvenile probate judge candidate, will address 'way too violent' community," July 30, 2014
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
