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Michael Gadola
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2015 - Present
2029
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Michael Gadola is a judge of the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 5, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Gadola ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Education
Gadola received his B.A. in international relations from Michigan State University in 1985 and his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School in 1990.[1][2]
Career
Gadola practiced law with the law firm Dickinson Wright in Detroit and Lansing. He served as deputy legal counsel, counsel for executive organization and director of the Office of Regulatory Reform for Governor John Engler. Gadola later served as House majority counsel in the Michigan legislature and as Michigan Supreme Court counsel. He was legal counsel to Governor Rick Snyder before his appointment to the Fourth District Court of Appeals.[2]
Associations
- Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
- Member, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
- Member, Advisory Board, Federalist Society, Michigan Chapter[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Gadola and incumbent Brock Swartzle won election in the general election for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gadola (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 609,657 | |
| ✔ |  | Brock Swartzle (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 565,831 |
| Total votes: 1,175,488 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
Gadola filed to run for election in 2016.[3] He was unopposed.
Election results
November 8 general election
Incumbent Michael Gadola ran unopposed in the general election for the Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals, Gadola's seat.
| Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals, Gadola's Seat, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Unknown |  Michael Gadola Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 711,641 | |
| Total Votes (89 of 83 counties: 100%) | 711,641 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Gadola did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Rick Snyder, "Gov. Snyder appoints Michael Gadola to Michigan Court of Appeals," December 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Michigan Court of Appeals, "Judge Michael F. Gadola biography," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed March 24, 2016
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