Jonathan Poer
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Jonathan Poer was a judge for the 2A District Court in Michigan.[1] He was elected to the court on November 4, 2014, for a six-year term commencing on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020. [2] Poer retired on January 22, 2022.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Poer ran for election to the 2A District Court.
General: He defeated John Glaser (write-in) and Anna Marie Anzalone (inactive) in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 59.6 percent of the vote.
Anna Marie Anzalone was an inactive candidate. She was appointed to the 39th Circuit Court after filing for the district court race and was unable to remove her name because it was past the deadline to withdraw.[1]
Education
Poer received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.[4]
Career
Before his election to the 2A District Court, Poer served as a prosecutor for Lenawee County. He had previously served as an assistant prosecutor for 30 years, worked as an attorney in private practice, and served as a magistrate in the small claims court in Lenawee County.[4][5]
See also
External links
- Lenawee County, Michigan, "2A District Court"
- Michigan Courts, "Lenawee County Courts"
- Facebook.com, "Elect Jonathan Poer for District Court Judge"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Michigan
- ↑ Michigan.gov, "Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to the Bench," March 17, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lenconnect.com, "Poer, Glaser in complicated race for district judge," October 19, 2014
- ↑ Lenconnect.com, "Prosecutor Jonathan Poer announces resignation to seek different judicial system position," November 11, 2011
