LaKena Tennille Crespo

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LaKena Tennille Crespo

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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LaKena Tennille Crespo ran for election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)

General election

General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anne McCarthy (Nonpartisan)	18.4	225,632
✔	Submit photo	Regina Triplett (Nonpartisan)	17.6	216,285
✔		Nicholas Hathaway (Nonpartisan)	17.1	209,620
✔		Charise Anderson (Nonpartisan)	16.6	203,411
✔	Submit photo	John C. Gillis (Nonpartisan)	15.5	190,896
		LaKena Tennille Crespo (Nonpartisan)	13.9	170,934
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	12,252

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,229,030
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ron Haywood (Nonpartisan)
• Tenisha Yancey (Nonpartisan)

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2022

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a native Detroiter and a lifetime Wayne County resident. I graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of law in 2010. I have been practicing law for twelve years in the areas of Criminal, Juvenile, Family, Civil, Prosecution, and Labor Law. I currently work for the City of Detroit, Law Department as a Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel. I am also a mediator/case evaluator for Mediation Tribunal Association. As a mediator, I hear arguments from attorneys and place a monetary value on the lawsuit to foster settlement. I have appeared in the Michigan and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. I helped to implement the City of Detroit's Project Clean Slate program which allows ex-offenders to have their records expunged to re-enter the workforce. I am a lifelong public servant. I am actively involved in the Community with several organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs of SE Michigan, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Salvation Army, NAACP, and various organizations working with youth.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I plan to restore trust to the justice system by being fair, understanding, impartial, and will allow everyone the right to be heard.
• I plan to educate the public regarding court procedures and ensure that I am a assessible to the 43 Wayne County cities that I serve.
• I plan to be committed to diversity and inclusion in the courts and participate on task forces created to make the court more transparent and accessible to the public.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a Judicial Candidate, I am bound by the Judicial Canons and thus prohibited from discussing political issues.

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Footnotes

Michigan courts

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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

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Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan