Lydia Adams

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Lydia Adams

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Michigan 36th District Court

Successor: Shawn Jacque

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Lydia Adams was a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She left office on January 1, 2023.

Adams ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

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

General election

General election for Michigan 36th District Court (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lydia Adams (Nonpartisan)	16.7	76,271
✔	Submit photo	Kenyetta Jones (Nonpartisan)	16.4	75,053
✔		Raeigen Evans (Nonpartisan)	15.1	69,343
✔	Submit photo	Jacquelyn McClinton (Nonpartisan)	13.3	61,036
✔	Submit photo	Austin Garrett (Nonpartisan)	13.2	60,672
✔		Larry Williams (Nonpartisan)	12.3	56,314
✔	Submit photo	Sean Perkins (Nonpartisan)	12.1	55,443
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	3,892

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kahlilia Davis (Nonpartisan)

2016

See also: Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 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. The following candidates ran in the 36th District general election (8 open seats).

36th District, 8 open seats, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Deborah Bledsoe Ford Incumbent	14.82%	101,409
Cylenthia LaToye Miller Incumbent	12.92%	88,459
Lydia Adams Incumbent	11.98%	82,023
David Perkins Incumbent	11.84%	81,067
Larry Williams Incumbent	10.99%	75,258
Pennie Millender Incumbent	10.39%	71,100
Austin Garrett	10.28%	70,335
Izetta Bright Incumbent	9.84%	67,346
Ruth Carter Incumbent	6.94%	47,484
Total Votes		684,481
Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016

2010

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010

Adams was re-elected (along with 9 other judges) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Campaign themes

2022

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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

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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