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Kahlilia Davis
Kahlilia Davis was a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Davis ran for election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She was disqualified from the primary scheduled on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Davis attended Lewis Cass Technical High School. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School. Her professional experience includes working as a criminal defense attorney, focussing primarily on felony matters, traffic, and misdemeanor matters. Davis has affiliations with the following groups:[1]
- State Bar of Michigan
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association
- Black Women Lawyers' Association of Michigan
- Macomb County Bar Association
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (2 seats)
Andrea Bradley-Baskin and Malaika Ramsey-Heath defeated William Burton Jr. and Vanessa Moss in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrea Bradley-Baskin (Nonpartisan)  | 38.9 | 109,468 |
| ✔ | Malaika Ramsey-Heath (Nonpartisan) | 35.4 | 99,620 | |
| William Burton Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 71,351 | ||
 | Vanessa Moss (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 744 | |
| Total votes: 281,183 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Andrea Bradley-Baskin, William Burton Jr., and Malaika Ramsey-Heath advanced from the primary for Michigan 36th District Court.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vanessa Moss (Nonpartisan)
- Kahlilia Davis (Nonpartisan)
- Herman Griffin (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Davis in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lydia Adams (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 76,271 | |
| ✔ | Kenyetta Jones (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 75,053 | |
| ✔ |  | Raeigen Evans (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 69,343 |
| ✔ | Jacquelyn McClinton (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 61,036 | |
| ✔ | Austin Garrett (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 60,672 | |
| ✔ |  | Larry Williams (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 56,314 |
| ✔ | Sean Perkins (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 55,443 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 3,892 | ||
| Total votes: 458,024 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kahlilia Davis (Nonpartisan)
2016
Michigan held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 2, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for incumbents was March 21, and the deadline for non-incumbents was April 19.[2] Kenyatta Jones and Kahlilia Davis defeated Christopher M. Blount and Richard Bowers in the 36th District general election (2 open seats).[3]
| 36th District, 2 open seats, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kenyatta Jones |
34.44% | 91,549 |
| Kahlilia Davis |
24.46% | 65,032 |
| Christopher M. Blount | 24.19% | 64,317 |
| Richard Bowers | 16.90% | 44,932 |
| Total Votes | 265,830 | |
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
| 36th District, 2 open seats, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kenyatta Jones |
28.03% | 24,395 |
| Christopher M. Blount |
24.48% | 21,307 |
| Kahlilia Davis |
14.35% | 12,487 |
| Richard Bowers |
13.14% | 11,435 |
| Kristine Longstreet | 11.08% | 9,648 |
| Millicent Sherman | 8.92% | 7,765 |
| Total Votes | 87,037 | |
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "Official Primary Results," August 23, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[4] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector of the district, licensed to practice law in the state, under the age of 70, and have five years of experience practicing law.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kahlilia Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kahlilia Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Davis participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of local judicial candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what non-judicial legal experience qualifies her to be a judge, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | First and foremost, I have an average of two days' per week experience handling the traffic/misdemeanor docket at 36th District Court. There are only two people in this race who can say that they have worked the traffic/misdemeanor docket at the court on a consistent basis.[1][5] | ” |
When asked why she was running for this particular court seat, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | We have a constitutional right to a jury of our peers, but it is rare that we encounter a JURIST of our peers. I think it's high time that the people of the City of Detroit have opportunity to elect someone who understands them because she is one of them - a regular person who has struggled to accomplish all that she has without having been born with a silver spoon in her mouth. I am the only candidate running that was born, raised, and continues to live in a regular Detroit neighborhood (Mack and McDougall area) rather than dwelling in an exclusive and restricted enclave patrolled by private security.[1][5] | ” |
When asked to identify one judge, past or present, who she admires, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Cylenthia Latoye Miller[1][5] | ” |
When asked about her primary concern regarding today's judicial system in her state, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | The failure to treat defendants as human beings when they appear before the court.[1][5] | ” |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ballotpedia's local judicial candidate survey, 2016, "Kahlilia Davis's Responses," July 15, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Unofficial Candidate Listing," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Michigan Trial Courts," accessed April 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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
