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Carl Marlinga
Carl Marlinga was a judge of the Michigan 16th Circuit Court. He left office in 2022.
Marlinga (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Marlinga received his undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit Mercy, summa cum laude. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to joining the court, Marlinga was in private practice from 2004 to 2012. He served as the Macomb County Prosecutor from 1985 to 2004, and previously worked as an assistant United States Attorney. Marlinga has worked as an adjunct professor for the Wayne State University criminal justice department, teaching Constitutional Criminal Procedure and the American Court System.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Incumbent John James defeated Carl Marlinga, Andrea Kirby, and Mike Saliba in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John James (R) | 51.1 | 217,437 |
 | Carl Marlinga (D) | 45.0 | 191,363 | |
 | Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party) | 2.6 | 11,162 | |
 | Mike Saliba (L) | 1.3 | 5,339 | |
| Total votes: 425,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Carl Marlinga defeated Diane Young, Tiffany Tilley, and Emily Busch in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Marlinga | 48.8 | 32,561 |
 | Diane Young | 24.4 | 16,282 | |
 | Tiffany Tilley | 13.3 | 8,861 | |
 | Emily Busch | 12.8 | 8,541 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 464 | ||
| Total votes: 66,709 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rhonda Powell (D)
- Brian Steven Jaye (D)
- Anil Kumar (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Incumbent John James advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John James | 100.0 | 52,871 |
| Total votes: 52,871 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Saliba (L) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Andrea Kirby advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on June 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party) |
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10
John James defeated Carl Marlinga, Andrea Kirby, and Mike Saliba in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John James (R) | 48.8 | 159,202 |
| Carl Marlinga (D) | 48.3 | 157,602 | |
| Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party) | 1.8 | 5,905 | |
| Mike Saliba (L) | 1.1 | 3,524 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 326,237 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Carl Marlinga defeated Rhonda Powell, Angela Rogensues, Huwaida Arraf, and Henry Yanez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Marlinga | 47.8 | 32,653 |
 | Rhonda Powell | 16.7 | 11,396 | |
 | Angela Rogensues | 13.9 | 9,503 | |
 | Huwaida Arraf | 13.0 | 8,846 | |
 | Henry Yanez | 8.6 | 5,891 | |
| Total votes: 68,289 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10
John James defeated Tony Marcinkewciz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John James | 86.3 | 63,417 |
 | Tony Marcinkewciz | 13.7 | 10,079 | |
| Total votes: 73,496 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Esshaki (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Saliba (L) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10
Andrea Kirby advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on June 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party) |
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2016
Michigan held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 2, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for incumbents was March 21, and the deadline for non-incumbents was April 19.[2] Carl Marlinga ran unopposed in the 16th Circuit (new judgeship) general election.[3]
| 16th Circuit, New Judgeship, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Carl Marlinga | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
2012
Marlinga advanced from the primary election, winning 55.88 percent of the vote. He defeated Sandra Harrison in the general election on November 6, winning 60.68 percent of the vote.[4][5]
Bar association ratings
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
The WLAM rated candidates running for judicial office with one of four ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified or No Rating.
Marlinga was rated as Qualified.[6]
2010
Marlinga was a Democratic candidate for District 10 in the Michigan State Senate in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. He was defeated in the August primary by Tony Rocca.[7]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 221 judges of the Michigan Circuit Courts are selected in an identical manner, each serving six-year terms. They are chosen in nonpartisan elections and must face re-election if they wish to continue serving. Candidates are placed on the ballot via nonpartisan primaries or by nominating petitions.[8] Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.[9]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the state supreme court to two-year terms.[8]
Qualifications
To be elected to either of these courts, a judge must:[8]
- be a qualified elector of his or her district;
- be licensed to practice law in the state;
- have at least five years of law practice experience; and
- be under the age of 70.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carl Marlinga did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Marlinga’s campaign website stated the following:
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Jobs |
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| —Carl Marlinga’s campaign website (2024)[11] | ||
2022
Carl Marlinga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marlinga's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a defense attorney I worked with the University of Michigan Law School's innocence Clinic to win new trials and acquittals for persons who were wrongfully convicted.
I have never shied away from a fight when justice was on the line. I have always sought to that which is right even if the message or the task were not politically popular.
- We must move away from fossil fuels to embrace renewable energy.
- We must bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
- We must codify the rights once guaranteed by Roe v Wade into federal law.
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Campaign website
Marlinga's campaign website stated the following:
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Jobs We must strengthen Michigan's clean energy while creating jobs for thousands and fueling economic growth. It is vital to our country that we lead in creating good-paying American jobs by being at the forefront of industries like clean energy and advanced vehicles. Market forces, not mandates, will favor manufacturers who make renewable energy products. We will lose market share in the new economy if we don't try to be the first to manufacture the products that the world is waiting for. The future belongs to manufacturers who are willing to innovate. Macomb and Oakland Counties have both shown this leadership with their commitment to EV.
Protecting reproductive freedom and the right to choose. With the fall of Roe, women lost the right to make decisions about their own bodies. When this happened, I marched. I signed the Reproductive Freedom for All petition, sent out videos, gathered signatures with Rally for Reproductive Rights and issued a position paper demanding all prosecutors in Michigan not criminalize abortion. I have supported women throughout my career starting in the 1980s when I took the number of assistant prosecutors from 4 women of 65 total people to over 50% of my staff. I continue to battle against an out-of-touch Republican opponent who compares abortion to genocide and does not support exceptions for rape or incest. He doesn’t even live in our district but he is running here! I believe that government has no business interfering with a woman’s health care choices, including any choice that she may make regarding abortion. We must take our rage to Michigan's ballot box in November and I pledge to codify the protections of Roe into federal law when I get to Washington. This is about freedom, rights, choice and privacy in all healthcare decisions.
Holding down inflation and creating good-paying jobs will help our economy recover and thrive. I am determined to bring jobs and technology back to our state. We need to bring the supply chain home from China and other communist regimes while also ending our dependence on foreign oil. We need to strengthen our economy and stand up for families so that everybody has good healthcare, clean affordable drinking water, daycare for working mothers and a dependable transportation system.
We must protect our Great Lakes and waterways from corporate polluters. We are blessed to live in communities surrounded by life-giving water. It is our responsibility as well as my top priority to ensure our lakes and rivers are clean for generations to come. As the Macomb County Prosecutor, I fought to protect our national treasures and the lake is cleaner now because of some of those efforts but the commitment of the EPA and the state is not what it should be. I pledge to strengthen the EPA and clean up our waters while in Congress.
We must do better to make sure our justice system works for EVERYONE, not just those at the top. I am proud to have served our community for 40 years as a tough on crime prosecutor and as a fair and commended judge who has cracked down on white-collar crime, stood up for seniors and protected our natural treasures. I dedicated my service to fighting for fairness, justice and protecting the rights of victims. I will continue to bring that FIGHT to Congress to ensure our justice system works equally for everyone. Being exposed to gun violence at an early age in life was the inspiration for my career choice. In order to combat the scourge of gun violence, I support Ethan's Law (safe gun storage) and I fully support a ban on high powered semi-automatic weapons with large magazines (commonly known as assault weapons).[10] |
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| —Carl Marlinga's campaign website (2022)[12] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Carl Marlinga for Macomb County Probate Judge campaign website
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Unofficial Candidate Listing," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Unofficial 2012 General Election Results: Macomb County Probate Court"
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Press Release: "WLAM Endorses, Rates Judicial Candidates"
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Results"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Michigan," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Daily, "Washtenaw County judge announces early retirement," May 1, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Carl Marlinga’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed July 24, 2024
- ↑ Carl Malinga, “Issues,” accessed October 6, 2022
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
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