Kelly Ann Ramsey
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2017 - Present
2029
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Kelly Ann Ramsey is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Ramsey ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Ramsey received an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan at Dearborn in 1979 and a J.D. from Wayne State University in 1986.[1]
Career
Ramsey has been a court referee for twenty years and also served as a prosecutor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wanda Evans (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 224,761 | |
| ✔ | Yvonna Abraham (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 217,062 | |
| ✔ | Melissa Cox (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 200,491 | |
| ✔ |  | Susan L. Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 172,287 |
| ✔ | Sheila Ann Gibson Manning (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 170,263 | |
| ✔ | Kelly Ann Ramsey (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 169,933 | |
| ✔ |  | Susan Dabaja (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 167,865 |
| ✔ | Darnella Williams-Claybourne (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 167,093 | |
| ✔ | Brian Sullivan (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 163,331 | |
| ✔ | Mark Slavens (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 159,788 | |
| ✔ | Eric Cholack (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 158,631 | |
| ✔ | Martha Snow (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 158,054 | |
| ✔ | Alexis Glendening (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 155,054 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Fresard (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 154,448 | |
| ✔ | Muriel Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 148,465 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 23,884 | ||
| Total votes: 2,611,410 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Groner (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] The following candidates ran in the 3rd Circuit general election (4 open seats).[3]
| 3rd Circuit, 4 open seats, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melissa Cox |
15.42% | 208,932 |
| Wanda Evans |
15.04% | 203,738 |
| Kelly Ann Ramsey |
13.72% | 185,872 |
| Thomas Hathaway |
13.57% | 183,875 |
| Regina Thomas | 13.18% | 178,538 |
| Brian L. Morrow | 10.91% | 147,778 |
| Matthew Evans | 10.27% | 139,097 |
| Robert Ficano | 7.88% | 106,737 |
| Total Votes | 1,354,567 | |
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
| 3rd Circuit, 4 open seats, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Wanda Evans |
9.55% | 46,406 |
| Thomas Hathaway |
9.08% | 44,086 |
| Melissa Cox |
7.89% | 38,310 |
| Brian L. Morrow |
5.65% | 27,465 |
| Kelly Ann Ramsey |
5.59% | 27,154 |
| Robert Ficano |
5.15% | 25,040 |
| Matthew Evans |
5.10% | 24,782 |
| Regina Thomas |
5.01% | 24,332 |
| Tracy Green | 4.79% | 23,284 |
| Felicia Courtright | 4.65% | 22,570 |
| Kenneth J. King | 4.64% | 22,516 |
| Suzette Samuels | 4.60% | 22,339 |
| Isaac Robinson | 4.26% | 20,689 |
| Karyn Macdonald | 3.66% | 17,758 |
| Michelle Letourneau-McAvoy | 3.52% | 17,109 |
| James Humphries | 3.29% | 15,978 |
| Esther Lynise Bryant-Weekes | 3.18% | 15,471 |
| Delicia Coleman | 3.18% | 15,443 |
| Ron Robinson | 2.57% | 12,498 |
| Rebekah Coleman | 2.51% | 12,209 |
| Michael Woodyard | 2.13% | 10,342 |
| Total Votes | 485,781 | |
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "Official Primary Results," August 23, 2016 | ||
2012
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Ramsey advanced from the primary election, receiving 9.13 percent of the vote. She was one of six candidates competing for three seats on the 3rd Circuit Court. Ramsey was defeated in the general election with 15.52 percent of the vote.[4][5][6]
Bar association ratings
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
The DMBA rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates were given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
Ramsey was rated as Well Qualified.[7]
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.
Ramsey was rated as Well Qualified.[8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Ann Ramsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vote 411 Voter Guide, 3rd Circuit Court Judge, Non-Incumbent
- ↑ 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 Department of State, Official 2012 General Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court
- ↑ Wayne County, 2012 Judicial Primary Results
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
- ↑ Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Press Release: "WLAM Endorses, Rates Judicial Candidates"
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State courts:
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