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Denise Langford-Morris
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Denise Langford-Morris is a judge for the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County, Michigan. She was appointed to this position by former Governor John Engler in August of 1992. She was elected to a full term in 1994 and was re-elected in 2000 and 2006.[1][2][3][4]
Education
After receiving an A.A. degree from Highland Park Community College, Langford-Morris attended Wayne State University, where she received a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts (1975) and an M.A. degree in Guidance and Counseling (1978). She then worked for the Michigan Department of Social Services as a protective services worker for a few years while attending law school. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of Detroit Mercy - School of Law in 1982.[5]
Career
Langford Morris began her career in 1984 working in the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. She later worked for two years as a private practice lawyer before becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit (Eastern District of Michigan). She held that position until her judicial appointment in 1992.[5][6]
Elections
2012
Langford-Morris was one of seven candidates competing for five seats in the general election on November 6, 2012. She was re-elected with 17.06 percent of the vote.[7] [8]
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
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.
Langford-Morris was rated as Outstanding.[9]
Wolverine Bar Association
Langford-Morris received a rating of Extremely Well Qualified from the Wolverine Bar Association.[10]
Endorsements
- The Detroit Free Press. To read the endorsement: Detroit Free Press, "Endorsements: Judge position in Wayne, Oakland counties," October 7, 2012.
2010 Supreme Court election
- Main article: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Langford Morris ran as a Democratic candidate for a Michigan Supreme Court judgeship on November 2, 2010. She was defeated by incumbent Judge Robert P. Young, Jr.[11]
Langford Morris' campaign website described her as, "the candidate whose entire career has been on the front lines balancing Michigan justice as a judge, an attorney, an investigator. Always face to face up close and personal."[12]
Campaign video for Langford Morris
See also
External links
- Michigan Trial Courts Directory: Oakland County
- Oakland County Bar Association, 2012 Judicial Candidate Questionnaire: Denise Langford-Morris
Footnotes
- ↑ Legal News.com, "Circuit judge hopes to blaze another trail in legal circles," June 10, 2010
- ↑ Universit of Detroit Mercy, "News Release: UDM names three new Board of Trustee members," January 9, 2010
- ↑ Michigan 2000 Election Results: 6th Circuit
- ↑ Michigan 2006 Election Results: Oakland County
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association: Judicial questionnaire and resume of Hon. Denise Langford Morris (dead link)
- ↑ Oakland County, "Hon. Denise Langford Morris"
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Unofficial 2012 General Election Results: 6th Circuit Court
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, 2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing
- ↑ Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Press Release: "WLAM Endorses, Rates Judicial Candidates"
- ↑ Wolverine Bar Association, 2012 WBA Judicial Qualifications Results
- ↑ Michigan 2010 Unofficial General Election Results: Supreme Court
- ↑ Campaign website of Judge Langford-Morris
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
