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Karen Fort Hood
Karen Fort Hood was a judge of the Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2003. She died while in office on August 15, 2021.[1]
Education
Hood received her undergraduate degree in 1980 from the Regents College of the State University of New York at Albany. She earned her J.D. in 1989 from the Detroit College of Law.[2]
Career
Prior to her election to the Michigan Court of Appeals, Hood served as a judge for the Wayne Circuit Court (3rd Circuit Court). She also previously served on the Recorder's Court bench and as an assistant prosecuting attorney and special assistant prosecutor for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office.[3]
Awards and associations
- Member, Association of Black Judges of Michigan
- Member, Wolverine Bar Association
- Member, National Bar Association
- Member, Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals (3 seats)
Incumbent Karen Fort Hood, incumbent Christopher Murray, and incumbent Anica Letica won election in the general election for Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Fort Hood (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 594,032 | |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Murray (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 497,982 |
| ✔ | Anica Letica (Nonpartisan) | 30.3 | 475,710 | |
| Total votes: 1,567,724 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Hood ran for re-election to the First District Court of Appeals.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy cases
Rights of illegitimate child same as rights of legitimate child
According to the Michigan Court of Appeals, a father may be held responsible for retroactive child support to an adult child. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by Kent County Circuit Judge Paul Sullivan in favor of a 21-year-old woman's claim that she was owed retroactive child support by her father, a Grand Rapids pharmacist. The total support would be based on the father's growing income since his graduation from pharmacology school. Appeals court judges Jessica Cooper, Peter O'Connell, and Karen Fort Hood noted in their opinion that the rights of illegitimate children must be equal to those of legitimate children.[5]
Political affiliation and campaign contributions
Hood primarily contributed to Democratic candidates, but she contributed to Republicans as well.[6]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Record Eagle,"Michigan Appeals Court Judge Karen Fort Hood has died," August 16, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Courts, "First District Judges," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "First District Judges: Karen Fort Hood," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Labor Law Talk, "What are the limits to dad's duty?" February 17, 2004
- ↑ Campaign Money, "Karen Hood 2006 Political Campaign Contributions," accessed July 9, 2014
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