Kathleen Ryan
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2023
Kathleen Ryan is a judge of the Oakland County Probate Court in Michigan. She was elected to this position on November 2, 2010, and took office in January 2011. She ran for re-election in 2016.[1]
Education
Ryan received her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and her J.D. from the University of Detroit Law School.[2]
Career
- 2010-Present: Judge, Oakland County Probate Court
- 1996-2010: Attorney in private practice[2]
Elections
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.[3] Incumbent Kathleen Ryan ran unopposed in the Oakland County Probate Court general election (incumbent).[1]
| Oakland County Probate Court, Incumbent, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Kathleen Ryan Incumbent | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Ryan defeated Dana M. Hathaway with 52.79 percent of the vote in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan Probate Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[5] 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.
Noteworthy events
On August 27, 2024, Judge Ryan was removed from her docket of cases after a court official turned over telephone recordings of her making racist and homophobic comments. [6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Unofficial Candidate Listing," April 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted via Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 5/23/2013
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2010 Michigan Official General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Judge of the Probate Court," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ ‘'Associated Press, "Michigan judge loses docket after she’s recorded insulting gay people and Black people," September 6, 2024
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
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