Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
John H. Gillis Jr. (Michigan 3rd Circuit Court judge)
- This page is about John H. Gillis Jr., a judge for the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court first elected in 1985. For the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court judge first elected in 2022, see John C. Gillis (Michigan 3rd Circuit Court judge)
Do you have a photo that could go here? Click here to submit it for this profile!
2027
John H. Gillis Jr. is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Gillis ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Gillis was elected to the bench in 1985, serving first on the Recorder's Court of Detroit (which was merged with the 3rd Circuit Court in 1997). He was re-elected in 2008 to a six-year term ending on January 1, 2015.[1][2] Gillis was re-elected unopposed on November 4, 2014, for another six-year term commencing on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020.[3]
Biography
Education
Gillis received his B.A. from Michigan State University in 1974 and his J.D. from the University of Detroit in 1977.[4]
Career
Gillis began his career in 1978 as a private practice lawyer. He then served on the Recorder's Court from 1981 to 1984. He then served as a judge of that court from 1985 until it merged with the 3rd Circuit Court in 1997.[2]
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 | ||
| ✔ | David Allen (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 277,129 | |
| ✔ | 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 |
| ✔ | Charlene Elder (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 234,985 | |
| ✔ |  | Lynne A. Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 223,044 |
| ✔ | Margaret Van Houten (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 220,718 | |
| ✔ | John H. Gillis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 217,125 | |
| ✔ | Edward Joseph (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 210,308 | |
| ✔ | Don Knapp (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 208,467 | |
| ✔ | Helal Farhat (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 208,083 | |
| ✔ | Carla Testani (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 199,957 | |
| ✔ | Lawrence Talon (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 187,229 | |
| Total votes: 3,435,518 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Gillis ran for re-election to the 3rd Circuit Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John H. Gillis Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2008 Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court Incumbents," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Detroit Metro Bar Association, "Judge Gillis biography" (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "John H. Gillis, Jr. - Lawyer Profile," accessed July 11, 2014
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
