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James Robert Redford
2018 - Present
2029
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James Robert Redford is a judge for the 3rd District of the Michigan Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Redford ran for re-election for the 3rd District judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Redford was a judge for the 17th Circuit Court in Kent County, Michigan from 2003 to 2015. He was elected on November 5, 2002, and took office on January 1, 2003.[1][2] He was re-elected on November 2, 2010.[3] In December 2014, Redford was appointed to be Michigan's chief legal counsel. He resigned from the court and began his new position on January 14, 2015.[4]
Education
Redford graduated with a B.S. in business administration from John Carroll University in 1982. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Detroit in 1985.[5][2]
Military service
Redford served for five years on active duty in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Navy. He then served in the Navy Reserves for 23 years.[2][6]
Career
- 2018-present: Judge, Michigan Third District Court of Appeals
- 2016-2018: Director and interim director, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
- 2015-2016: Chief legal counsel, Administration of Governor Rick Snyder (R)
- 2003-2015: Judge, 17th Circuit Court in Kent County, Michigan
- 2010-2015: Chief judge pro tem[7]
Prior to joining the bench in 2003, Redford served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan for eight years. He also practiced law with the law firm of Plunkett & Cooney. He worked there as a partner until he joined the circuit court in 2003.[2][8]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2012: U.S. Navy's Legion of Merit[9]
Associations
- 2009-Present: Member, Michigan Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions
- 2014-Present: Chair, Michigan Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions
- 2004-2010: Board member, Alternative Directions Half Way House
- Member, Michigan Judicial Institute Academic Advisory Board[6]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals
Incumbent James Robert Redford won election in the general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Robert Redford (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 686,786 |
| Total votes: 686,786 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals
Incumbent James Robert Redford won election in the special general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Robert Redford (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 817,016 |
| Total votes: 817,016 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Redford ran for election to the Michigan Supreme Court. He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 20.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Brian Zahra, Richard Bernstein, William B. Murphy, and Doug Dern for two open seats. Redford was nominated as a candidate at the Republican convention.[10]
2010
- Main article: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Redford was re-elected to the circuit court (along with George Buth and Paul Denenfeld) in the general election on November 2, 2010. He received 33.73 percent of the vote.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals |
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2002 Election Results: 17th Circuit Court," accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Access Kent: Kent County website, "17th Circuit Court Judges," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Department of State, "2010 Unofficial General Election Results: 17th Circuit Court," accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ WZZM 13, "Fmr. Judge Redford appointed as Gov. Snyder's chief legal counsel," December 30, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCOA - ↑ 6.0 6.1 James Robert Redford for Supreme Court, "Candidate Bio," archived September 16, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Third District Judges," accessed February 14, 2019
- ↑ State of Michigan, "17th circuit court 2007 annual report" (dead link)
- ↑ MLive.com, "Kent County Circuit Judge James Robert Redford receives U.S. Navy's Legion of Merit," October 04, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2014 Unofficial Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed August 26, 2014
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