Marlena Taylor

Marlena Taylor

Nonpartisan

Michigan 36th District Court

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

5

Predecessor: Deborah Lewis Langston (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Appointed

July 1, 2021

Marlena Taylor is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She assumed office in 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2031.

Taylor ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She 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 36th District Court (9 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan)	15.2	110,301
✔	Submit photo	Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan)	13.1	95,032
✔	Submit photo	Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan)	12.6	91,515
✔	Submit photo	Christina Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	11.0	79,650
✔	Submit photo	Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan)	10.7	77,793
✔		Marlena Taylor (Nonpartisan)	10.4	75,174
✔	Submit photo	Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan)	10.0	72,167
✔		William McConico (Nonpartisan)	8.6	62,215
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan)	8.3	60,401

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shawn Jacque (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Taylor in this election.

2022

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

General election

Special general election for Michigan 36th District Court

Incumbent Marlena Taylor won election in the special general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marlena Taylor (Nonpartisan)	97.9	109,126
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	2,286

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,412
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Campaign themes

2024

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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

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