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Dan Hass
Dan Hass is a judge of the Menominee County Probate Court in Michigan.
Hass ran for re-election for judge of the Menominee County Probate Court in Michigan. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Hass was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder (R) on September 3, 2015, to replace Judge William A. Hupy. He ran for election in 2016 in order to serve out the remainder of Hupy's term.[1]
Biography
Hass received a bachelor's degree from Ferris State College and a J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He was the prosecuting attorney in Menominee County from 1988 to 2015.[1]
Awards and associations
Hass has been involved with the following organizations:
- Member, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, Menominee County Bar Association
- Member, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
- Member, National District Attorneys Association[1]
Elections
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] Incumbent Dan Hass ran unopposed in the Menominee County Probate Court general election.[3]
| Menominee County Probate Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Dan Hass Incumbent | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan Probate Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[4] 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.
See also
- Courts in Michigan
- Michigan Probate Courts
- Menominee County, Michigan
- Judicial selection in Michigan
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michigan.gov, "Gov. Rick Snyder appoints Hass to Menominee County Probate Court," September 3, 2015
- ↑ 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, "Judge of the Probate Court," accessed July 29, 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
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