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Catherine Heise
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2031
Catherine Heise is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. Her current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Heise ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Education
Heise received her undergraduate degree in economics from Wayne State University in 1984 and her J.D. from the Detroit College of Law in 1988. She was credentialed as a chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU) in 2014.[1][2]
Career
Prior to her appointment to the 3rd Circuit Court, Heise was an attorney for the Amerisure Insurance Co. practicing in the area of insurance and civil defense litigation. She served as a case evaluator with the Mediation Tribunal Association and as a member of the council of the Insurance and Indemnity Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, as well as serving as a specialty board editor for the Journal of American Law. From 2003 to 2006 Judge Heise served as council member for the City of Dearborn Heights.[2][1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Board for Vista Maria
- Adult Drug Treatment Court for the Third Judicial Circuit Court
- Member, Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, 2012-2014
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (18 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Annette Berry (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 269,327 | |
| ✔ | Karen Braxton (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 224,216 | |
| ✔ | Bridget Hathaway (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 223,596 | |
| ✔ | Jerome Cavanagh (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 222,848 | |
| ✔ |  | Regina Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 219,950 |
| ✔ | Kathleen McCarthy (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 212,613 | |
| ✔ | Tracy Green (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 210,061 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Cox (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 207,791 | |
| ✔ |  | Dana Margaret Hathaway (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 205,401 |
| ✔ | Leslie Smith (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 188,925 | |
| ✔ |  | Qiana Lillard (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 179,388 |
| ✔ | Catherine Heise (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 178,898 | |
| ✔ | Edward Ewell Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 178,826 | |
| ✔ | Prentis Edwards Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 171,589 | |
| ✔ | Paul Cusick (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 167,134 | |
| ✔ | Adel Harb (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 164,484 | |
| ✔ | Lawrence Elassal (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 161,962 | |
| ✔ | Charles Hegarty (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 152,798 | |
| Total votes: 3,539,807 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heise in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (16 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dana Margaret Hathaway (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 248,761 |
| ✔ |  | Deborah Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 240,778 |
| ✔ | Annette Berry (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 239,572 | |
| ✔ | Karen Braxton (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 227,278 | |
| ✔ | Jerome Cavanagh (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 221,566 | |
| ✔ | Kathleen McCarthy (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 212,946 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Cox (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 208,304 | |
| ✔ | Leslie Smith (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 188,721 | |
| ✔ | Catherine Heise (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 187,777 | |
| ✔ | | Qiana Lillard (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 178,880 |
| ✔ | Prentis Edwards Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 175,133 | |
| ✔ | Gregory Bill (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 171,153 | |
| ✔ | Adel Harb (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 168,962 | |
| ✔ | Edward Ewell Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 167,159 | |
| ✔ | Paul Cusick (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 165,694 | |
| ✔ | Charles Hegarty (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 156,625 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 21,211 | ||
| Total votes: 3,180,520 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Heise ran for re-election to the 3rd Circuit Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3]
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.[4] Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.[5]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the state supreme court to two-year terms.[4]
Qualifications
To be elected to either of these courts, a judge must:[4]
- 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
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Catherine Heise did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Personal
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Judge Heise is a graduate of the Catholic Biblical School of Michigan. She is married and has two daughters.[2]
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 18, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Michigan," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Daily, "Washtenaw County judge announces early retirement," May 1, 2014
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State courts:
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State resources:
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