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Michael Gerou
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2003 - Present
2029
22
Michael Gerou is a judge of the Michigan 35th District Court. He assumed office in 2003. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Gerou ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 35th District Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Gerou attended Eastern Michigan University for his bachelor's degree before earning his law degree from the University of Detroit School of Law. Prior to taking the bench, he practiced law for more than 16 years.[1]
Gerou helped found the All Saints Catholic School. He served as president and a six-year director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce. He served on the Cherry Hill Village Task force and as co-founder of the Western Wayne Chapter of the Eastern Michigan University Alumni Association. He has also served as a team captain for Canton’s Relay for Life, co-sponsor of six miles of Adopt-A-Highway projects in Plymouth, part of Parish Counsel at St. Kenneth Catholic Church, board member for the Plymouth Family YMCA, and board member for the Canton Community Foundation. He has also served with the Chair of Leadership Plymouth and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Nomination Committee. He was a founding board member and president of the Greater Canton Youth Baseball and Softball Association, president of CYO Athletics at All Saints School, and coach of various community youth sports.[1]
Awards and associations
Gerou has been involved with the following organizations:
- Michigan Bar Association
- Michigan District Judges Association
- Suburban Bar Association
- American Judges Association
- Vice President of the Wayne County District Judges Association
- Catholic Lawyers Society
- Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers
- Board of Mentors and Moot Court Judge at Ave Maria School of Law.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
General election for Michigan 35th District Court
Incumbent Michael Gerou won election in the general election for Michigan 35th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gerou (Nonpartisan) | 98.5 | 40,886 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 619 | ||
| Total votes: 41,505 | |||
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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.[2] Incumbent Michael Gerou ran unopposed in the 35th District general election.[3]
| 35th District, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Michael Gerou Incumbent | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Judge Gerou was re-elected without opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[5] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector of the district, licensed to practice law in the state, under the age of 70, and have five years of experience practicing law.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Gerou did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 35th District Court, "Judge Michael Gerou," accessed April 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Unofficial Candidate Listing," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2010 Michigan Official General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Michigan Trial Courts," accessed April 3, 2017
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
