Don Knapp

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Don Knapp

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Nonpartisan

Michigan 3rd Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2027

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Appointed

April 4, 2018

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Don Knapp is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Knapp ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)

General election

General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (15 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Allen (Nonpartisan)	8.1	277,129
✔	Submit photo	Christopher Dingell (Nonpartisan)	7.9	270,736
✔		Mariam Bazzi (Nonpartisan)	7.2	247,759
✔		Cylenthia LaToye Miller (Nonpartisan)	7.1	245,117
✔		Shannon N. Walker (Nonpartisan)	7.1	244,178
✔		Noah Hood (Nonpartisan)	7.0	240,683
✔	Submit photo	Charlene Elder (Nonpartisan)	6.8	234,985
✔		Lynne A. Pierce (Nonpartisan)	6.5	223,044
✔	Submit photo	Margaret Van Houten (Nonpartisan)	6.4	220,718
✔	Submit photo	John H. Gillis Jr. (Nonpartisan)	6.3	217,125
✔	Submit photo	Edward Joseph (Nonpartisan)	6.1	210,308
✔	Submit photo	Don Knapp (Nonpartisan)	6.1	208,467
✔	Submit photo	Helal Farhat (Nonpartisan)	6.1	208,083
✔	Submit photo	Carla Testani (Nonpartisan)	5.8	199,957
✔	Submit photo	Lawrence Talon (Nonpartisan)	5.4	187,229

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,435,518
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2018)

Lynn Hawkins ran as a write-in candidate.

General election

Special general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (2 seats)

Incumbent Mariam Bazzi and incumbent Don Knapp won election in the special general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariam Bazzi (Nonpartisan)	49.6	320,710
✔	Submit photo	Don Knapp (Nonpartisan)	48.5	313,478
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	12,655

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 646,843 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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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. Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.

Selection of the chief judge

The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the state supreme court to two-year terms.

Qualifications
To be elected to either of these courts, a judge must:

• 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

2020

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Footnotes

Michigan courts

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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

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Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan