Joseph S. Skocelas

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Joseph S. Skocelas

Michigan 57th District Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Joseph S. Skocelas is a district court judge for the 57th District Court in Michigan. He was appointed to the bench on April 26, 2006, by former Governor Jennifer Granholm to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Gary A. Stewart. On November 4, 2014, Skocelas was re-elected unopposed for another six-year term commencing on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020. 

Elections

2014

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Skocelas ran for re-election to the 57th District Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Career

Before his appointment to the 57th District Court, Skocelas spent 25 years as an assistant prosecutor for Kalamazoo County.

See also

• Michigan District Courts
• Allegan County, Michigan
• Courts in Michigan
• Judicial selection in Michigan

External links

• Michigan Courts, "Trial Court Directory: Allegan County"
• Allegan County, "District Court"