Joseph D. Slaven
Joseph D. Slaven is a judge of the Michigan 23rd District Court. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Slaven ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 23rd District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Slaven was elected to the court on November 4, 2014, for a six-year term. [1]
Biography
Education
Slaven received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1994 and his J.D. degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2000.[2]
Career
- 2015-Present: Judge, 23rd District Court
- 2005-2014: Adjunct professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
- 1999-2000: Clerk to Magistrate Judge Donald Scheer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Various book awards, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
- Moose Legionnaire of the Year
- University of Michigan's Dean List
Associations
- Golden Ark Masonic Lodge #595
- Taylor Moose Lodge #887
- Past executive board member, Taylor Northwest Little League
- Vice president, Student Bar Association
- DeMolay
- Pound Pals of Taylor[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)
General election
General election for Michigan 23rd District Court
Incumbent Joseph D. Slaven won election in the general election for Michigan 23rd District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph D. Slaven (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 16,368 |
| Total votes: 16,368 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph D. Slaven advanced from the primary for Michigan 23rd District Court.
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Slaven ran for election to the 23rd District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on August 5, 2014, receiving 31.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Magistrate Warren Waterman, Kathleen A. Tulacz, Aaron T. Speck, and John A. Gyorgy.
General: He defeated Warren Waterman in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 53.9 percent of the vote.
[3][4]
Endorsements
- Taylor Councilmen/women: Alex Garza, Angela Croft, Tim Woolley, Linda Roberts
- William C. Kandler - Senior policy advisor to the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and director of the House Democratic Research Staff
- Bahati Jaha - former administrative assistant for the past president of U.A.W. International
- Donald Schnur - President and CEO of Kinyon Woods Condominium Association
- Thomas A. Long - Past president of the Downriver Association of Realtors; Administrator of Taylor Moose Family Center
- Butch Ramik - Founder of the Veterans Housing Program and Taylor Warriors Museum, Former Commander of V.F.W. Post 4422, former City Council member
- James Woldt, Sr. - House Committee of V.F.W. Post 78
- Eric Hall - President of Taylor Northwest Little League
- Bennie Ferrell - Governor & former administrator of Taylor Moose Family Center
- Annie Boughner - Past senior regent & junior graduate of Taylor Women of the Moose
- James Makowski - Legislative director of Michigan Gun Owner’s Inc.
- Michael Glynne - Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph D. Slaven did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Approach to the law
Slaven, regarding his judicial philosophy, stated:
| “ | The faithful and impartial performance of the duties of Judge is paramount.[6] | ” |
| —Joseph Slaven[2] | ||
Publications
- Author, Book of 9s and 10s, 19th Edition[5]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judicial selection in Michigan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on June 11, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Primary unofficial results: 23rd Circuit Judge," August 5, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Information submitted by Joseph Slaven via email on June 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
