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3rd Circuit Court, Michigan

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The Michigan 3rd Circuit Court resides in Michigan and covers Wayne County.[1]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[2]

The circuit court is referred to as the trial court of general jurisdiction in Michigan because of its very broad powers. Circuit court has jurisdiction over all actions except those given by state law to another court. Generally speaking, circuit court has original jurisdiction in all civil cases involving more than $25,000; in all criminal cases where the offense involves a felony or certain serious misdemeanors; and in all family cases and domestic relations cases such as divorce, paternity actions, juvenile proceedings, and adoptions.[3]

Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Yvonna Abraham Nonpartisan May 16, 2022
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court David Allen Nonpartisan December 22, 2003
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Charise Anderson Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Chandra Baker Nonpartisan January 1, 2021
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Annette Berry Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Christopher M. Blount Nonpartisan April 18, 2022
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Karen Braxton Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Jerome Cavanagh Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Eric Cholack Nonpartisan 2009
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Bradley Cobb Nonpartisan October 10, 2022
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Kevin Cox Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Kiefer Cox Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Melissa Cox Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Paul Cusick Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Susan Dabaja Nonpartisan April 18, 2022
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Christopher Dingell Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Prentis Edwards Jr. Nonpartisan 2017
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Lawrence Elassal December 4, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Charlene Elder Nonpartisan 2006
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Wanda Evans Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Edward Ewell Jr. Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Helal Farhat Nonpartisan September 18, 2019
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Patricia Fresard Nonpartisan 1999
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Sheila Ann Gibson Manning Nonpartisan 1999
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court John C. Gillis Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court John H. Gillis Jr. Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Alexis Glendening Nonpartisan 2014
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Nicole Goodson Nonpartisan November 7, 2022
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Tracy Green Nonpartisan 2019
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Adel Harb Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Bridget Hathaway Nonpartisan 2019
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Dana Margaret Hathaway Nonpartisan 2013
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Nicholas Hathaway Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Charles Hegarty Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Catherine Heise Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Susan L. Hubbard Nonpartisan 2011
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Muriel Hughes Nonpartisan 2006
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Edward Joseph Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Mary Beth Kelly Nonpartisan January 1, 2021
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Don Knapp Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Qiana Lillard Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Anne McCarthy Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Kathleen McCarthy Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Cylenthia LaToye Miller Nonpartisan July 24, 2019
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Kelly Ann Ramsey Nonpartisan 2017
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Adrienne Scruggs Nonpartisan January 1, 2025
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Mark Slavens Nonpartisan May 13, 2007
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Leslie Smith Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Martha Snow Nonpartisan 2015
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Brian Sullivan Nonpartisan 1999
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Carla Testani Nonpartisan 2018
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Regina Thomas Nonpartisan 2019
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Regina Triplett Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Margaret Van Houten Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Shannon N. Walker Nonpartisan
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court Darnella Williams-Claybourne Nonpartisan March 13, 2020


Elections

Michigan is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Michigan, click here.

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

The 221 judges of the Michigan Circuit Courts are selected in an identical manner, each serving six-year terms. They are chosen in nonpartisan elections and must face re-election if they wish to continue serving. Candidates are placed on the ballot via nonpartisan primaries or by nominating petitions.[4] Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.[5]

Selection of the chief judge

The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the state supreme court to two-year terms.[4]

Qualifications
To be elected to either of these courts, a judge must:[4]

  • be a qualified elector of his or her district;
  • be licensed to practice law in the state;
  • have at least five years of law practice experience; and
  • be under the age of 70.

Judicial elections in Michigan

See also: Michigan judicial elections

Michigan is one of 12 states that uses nonpartisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Primary election

If there are more than twice the number of candidates than there are judgeships up for election, the race will appear on the primary election ballot. In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election.

General election

If there are not more than twice the amount of candidates than there are persons to be elected, the race will not appear on the primary election ballot, but only on the general election ballot.[6]

Ties

If two or more candidates in a race receive the same number of votes, the election is to be decided by lot. In a process run by a county clerk, the candidates choose slips of paper from a box that say either "elected" or "not elected".[7]

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