Michelle Rick
2021 - Present
2027
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Michelle Rick is a judge of the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Rick ran for election for judge of the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Rick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Rick is a former judge for the 29th Circuit Court in Michigan. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm on April 21, 2007, to replace former Judge Jeffrey Martlew, and served until her election to the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals.[1]
Education
Michelle Rick was born in Bay City, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Michigan State University in 1987. She earned a J.D. from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1991.[1][2]
Rick's career experience includes working as an attorney in private practice, as an assistant Livingston County prosecutor, as a senior assistant attorney general from 1995 to 2006, and as deputy legal counsel for Governor Granholm until her circuit court appointment in 2007. She served on the circuit court until her election to the court of appeals. She has also taught at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University.[1][2][3]
Rick has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Foundation Fellow
- Michigan Bar Foundation Fellow
- The Michigan Judges Association
- The National Association of Women Judges
- The Women Lawyers Association of Mid-Michigan
- State Bar of Michigan Affordable Legal Services Committee
- State Bar of Michigan Criminal Law Section
- State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section
- State Bar of Michigan Judicial Council
- State Bar of Michigan Prisons & Corrections Section
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals
Michelle Rick won election in the general election for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Rick (Nonpartisan)  | 100.0 | 802,117 |
| Total votes: 802,117 | |||
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Campaign finance
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.[4] Incumbent Michelle Rick ran unopposed in the 29th Circuit general election.[5]
| 29th Circuit, General Election, 2016 | ||
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 Michelle Rick Incumbent | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Rick was re-elected without opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Rick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rick's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Throughout my 29-year legal career, I have worked to protect and preserve the rights of people in the State of Michigan. I have served as an assistant prosecutor, an assistant state attorney general, and deputy legal counsel in the Governor's office before I became a judge.
I have been a circuit judge for the last 13 years. I believe the Courts are for the people and should be available to meet the needs of the public. I have created several problem-solving courts, including a women's drug treatment court and a high-risk felony court. I have served on statewide committees, including the Human Trafficking Commission, the Michigan Judges Association, and the State Bar Affordable Legal Services Committee. I am Michigan's chair to the National Association of Women Judges.
I believe the United States legal system is the best in the world. I also believe the legal system can be reformed to better meet the needs of all its users. As a Judge for the People on the Michigan Court of Appeals, I will continue to promote reforms and innovations to our legal system. All Michiganders are entitled to have access to justice.- I am a judge for the People.
- I believe in Access to Justice for all, and have worked tirelessly as a judge to promote innovative programs to allow the greatest number of people access to the courts.
- I believe Courts should be innovative and transformative. The current pandemic has transformed the justice system. Judges, lawyers, and litigants are relying on technology and innovation more than ever before. We must keep the legal system moving forward.
Civil and criminal justice reform;
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michigan.gov: Former Governors, "Granholm Appoints Michelle Rick Judge of 29th Circuit Court," August 21, 2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 14, 2020
- ↑ Gratiot County Herald, "New Circuit Court Judge begins duties," September 13, 2007
- ↑ 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
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
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