Lawrence Elassal

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Lawrence Elassal

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Michigan 3rd Circuit Court

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Gregory Bill

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

October 26, 2023

Lawrence Elassal is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. He assumed office on December 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.

Elassal ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)

General election

General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (18 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Annette Berry (Nonpartisan)	7.6	269,327
✔	Submit photo	Karen Braxton (Nonpartisan)	6.3	224,216
✔	Submit photo	Bridget Hathaway (Nonpartisan)	6.3	223,596
✔	Submit photo	Jerome Cavanagh (Nonpartisan)	6.3	222,848
✔		Regina Thomas (Nonpartisan)	6.2	219,950
✔	Submit photo	Kathleen McCarthy (Nonpartisan)	6.0	212,613
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Green (Nonpartisan)	5.9	210,061
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Cox (Nonpartisan)	5.9	207,791
✔		Dana Margaret Hathaway (Nonpartisan)	5.8	205,401
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Smith (Nonpartisan)	5.3	188,925
✔		Qiana Lillard (Nonpartisan)	5.1	179,388
✔	Submit photo	Catherine Heise (Nonpartisan)	5.1	178,898
✔	Submit photo	Edward Ewell Jr. (Nonpartisan)	5.1	178,826
✔	Submit photo	Prentis Edwards Jr. (Nonpartisan)	4.8	171,589
✔	Submit photo	Paul Cusick (Nonpartisan)	4.7	167,134
✔	Submit photo	Adel Harb (Nonpartisan)	4.6	164,484
✔	Submit photo	Lawrence Elassal (Nonpartisan)	4.6	161,962
✔	Submit photo	Charles Hegarty (Nonpartisan)	4.3	152,798

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

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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