Lisa Martin
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Lisa Martin is a judge of the Michigan 34th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
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Martin was a 2014 candidate for the 34th Judicial District Court in Michigan.[1] She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Martin was born in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard University in 1994 and a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1997.[2] Her career experience includes working as an attorney magistrate at the 34th District Court and as an attorney with the law firm Mary Jane M. Elliott, P.C.[3] In addition to her work in private practice, she worked for the Legal Aid and Defenders’ Association of Detroit for 2 years, and began her legal career as a law clerk.[2]
Martin has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2][3]
- Healthy Kidz, Inc.
- Michigan Area Loan Fund
- Operation Refuge
- United Methodist Union of Greater Detroit
- Joy-Southfield, C.D.C., board member
- Wolverine Bar Association, member
- Black Women Lawyers of Michigan, member
- NAACP, member
- Romulus Goodfellows, member
- State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committees, member
- Michigan Creditors’ Bar Association, member
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Martin ran for election to the 34th Judicial District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the primary on August 5, 2014, receiving 31.1 percent of the vote. She competed against David M. Parrott and Charles Septowski.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 42.1 percent of the vote. She competed against David M. Parrott.
[1][4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lisa Martin for Judge, archived August 7, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 22, 2020.
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Primary unofficial results: 34th District Judge," August 5, 2014
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
