Elizabeth Gleicher
Elizabeth L. Gleicher was a judge of the Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2007. She left office on February 20, 2024.
Gleicher ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Gleicher received her bachelor's degree from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and earned her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School.[1]
Career
Before becoming a judge, Gleicher was an attorney in private practice for 27 years. She began her career at Goodman, Eden, Millender & Bedrosian in Detroit, and opened her own litigation practice in 1994. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School.[1]
Awards and associations
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- 2005 Respected Advocate Award, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- 2001 Champion of Justice Award, State Bar of Michigan[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (3 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen Jansen, incumbent Elizabeth L. Gleicher, and incumbent Deborah Servitto won election in the general election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Jansen (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 592,091 | |
| ✔ | Elizabeth L. Gleicher (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 570,856 | |
| ✔ | Deborah Servitto (Nonpartisan) | 32.8 | 566,771 | |
| Total votes: 1,729,718 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 28 judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections and must face re-election if they wish to continue serving. A full term on the court is six years. Candidates are placed on the ballot via nonpartisan primaries or by nominating petitions.[2] The process for filling vacancies on the appeals court is identical to that used by the supreme court. With the assistance of the judicial qualifications committee, the governor names a replacement to serve until the next general election.[2]
Qualifications
To be elected to the court, 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;
- be under the age of 70.[2]
Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.[3]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the appeals court is selected by supreme court appointment to terms lasting two years.[2]
2012
Judge Gleicher was re-elected after running unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Democrats' high court proposal
The Detroit Free Press reports that the Michigan Association for Justice and state Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer have created a ballot initiative to reduce "the state Supreme Court to five justices and eliminate seven of the 28 seats on the Michigan Court of Appeals." Elizabeth Gleicher and other Democrats have come out strongly against these efforts. In a letter to Mark Brewer and leaders of the state's leading trial lawyers' group, Judge Gleicher wrote, "History should teach us that court-packing and court destruction are imprudent, ill-advised techniques to accomplish short-term political goals. She added, "The Democrats' attempt to punish Republican justices for the content of their opinions 'should be anathema to lawyers who care about judicial independence.'"[6] The Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake have also come out against the ballot initiative.[7]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Third District Court Judges: Biography of Judge Gleicher
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Michigan," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Daily, "Washtenaw County judge announces early retirement," May 1, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Unofficial 2012 Election Results: 2nd District Court of Appeals Judge
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, 2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing
- ↑ The Detroit Free Press
- ↑ The Brennan Center for Justice (dead link)
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