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Jodi Debbrecht Switalski
Jodi Debbrecht Switalski is a former judge of the Fifty-First Judicial District Court in Michigan. She was appointed to the court in November 2010 and resigned in December 2015.[1]
Debbrecht Switalski ran for Macomb County prosecutor in 2020. She was defeated in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2020.[2]
Education
Debbrecht earned her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from the University of Missouri.[3]
Career
Before she went to law school, Debbrecht worked as a victim advocate for a women's shelter, a law enforcement unit, and then the local circuit court. She served as a registered lobbyist in support of legislation on domestic violence and sexual assault after graduating from law school. She has been a trial attorney for the Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and has also worked as an appointee in the 45A District Court as magistrate and court administrator.[3]
2012 election
Debbrecht defeated Andrea Dean in the general election on November 6, winning 60.78 percent of the vote.[4][5]
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.
Debbrecht was rated as Outstanding.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oakland Press, "Waterford 51st District Court Judge Switalski resigns, last day Jan. 31," December 14, 2015
- ↑ Macomb Daily, "'Scary Mary' Chrzanowski beats Jodi Switalski in Macomb prosecutor primary," August 5, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Waterford Township, "51st District Court Judges"
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Unofficial 2012 General Election Results: 51st District Court"
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Press Release: "WLAM Endorses, Rates Judicial Candidates"
