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Donald Coleman
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2031
Donald Coleman is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Coleman ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Coleman received his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of Detroit-Mercy and its Law School. Prior to serving on the court, Coleman was a founding partner of the Coleman & Coleman, P.C. firm. He also served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Macomb County.[1]
Awards and associations
- Founder and Pastor, Bara Miracle Church International[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 110,301 | |
| ✔ | Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 95,032 | |
| ✔ | Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 91,515 | |
| ✔ | Christina Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 79,650 | |
| ✔ | Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 77,793 | |
| ✔ |  | Marlena Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 75,174 |
| ✔ | Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 72,167 | |
| ✔ |  | William McConico (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 62,215 |
| ✔ | Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 60,401 | |
| Total votes: 724,248 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Jacque (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Coleman in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 101,099 | |
| ✔ | Ruth Ann Garrett (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 94,159 | |
| ✔ | Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 93,181 | |
| ✔ | Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 89,805 | |
| ✔ | Deborah Lewis Langston (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 89,162 | |
| ✔ | Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 83,441 | |
| ✔ | Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 83,307 | |
| ✔ |  | Christopher M. Blount (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 77,355 |
| ✔ | David Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 74,573 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 73,043 | |
| ✔ | | William McConico (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 68,435 |
| Duane Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 41,607 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 4,621 | ||
| Total votes: 973,788 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2012
Coleman was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012.[2][3]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan District 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.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donald Coleman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 36th District Court: Judge Donald Coleman biography
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Unofficial 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Michigan Trial Courts," accessed April 3, 2017
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
