Joseph V. Brennan
Joseph V. Brennan ran for judge on the 3rd Circuit Court in 2012.
2012 election
Brennan was the only non-incumbent candidate of 17 candidates competing for 16 seats. He received the lowest amount of votes, winning only 3.73%.[1][2]
Brennan previously ran for judge of the Circuit Court in 1992 and for a seat on the Court of Appeals in 1998.[3]
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Bar association ratings
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
The DMBA rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates are given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
Brennan was rated as Qualified.[4]
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.
Brennan received No Rating.[5]
Education
Brennan received a B.Ph. degree from Wayne State University in 1976 and a J.D. degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1981.[3]
Career
- 1977-1981: Recorder's Court Probation Department in Detroit (worked as an interviewer/investigator, office manager and then assistant director of the Pretrial Services Division)
- 1981-1983: Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor
- 1983-1985: Associate attorney of Sullivan, Ward & Bone, P.C.
- 1985-1987: Associate attorney of Bockoff & Zamler, P.C.
- 1987-1989: Junior partner of Campbell, O'Brien & Mistele, P.C.
- 1989-1993: Partner of Laska & Brennan, P.C.
- 1993-2000, 2010-present: Law Offices of J. Vincent Brennan
- 2000 - 2010: Corporate counsel for Compuware Corporation[3]
Brennan is also a former School Board Trustee.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court," January 4, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Information submitted on Judgepedia's candidate submission form on 7/8/2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
- ↑ Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Press Release: "WLAM Endorses, Rates Judicial Candidates"
