Patricia Jefferson

Patricia Jefferson

Nonpartisan

Michigan 36th District Court

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Western Michigan University

Law

Wayne State University School of Law

Patricia Jefferson is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2015. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Jefferson ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Jefferson was first elected to the court in November 1996. She was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for another six-year term. 

Biography

Education

Jefferson received her undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University and her J.D. degree from the Wayne State University School of Law.

Career

Jefferson practiced both civil and criminal law prior to her election to the bench in 1996.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)

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 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Blount (Nonpartisan)	14.2	112,989
✔		Shannon A. Holmes (Nonpartisan)	11.9	95,095
✔	Submit photo	Ronald Giles (Nonpartisan)	11.1	88,515
✔	Submit photo	Demetria Brue (Nonpartisan)	11.1	88,251
✔	Submit photo	Esther Lynise Bryant-Weekes (Nonpartisan)	10.8	86,002
✔	Submit photo	Patricia Jefferson (Nonpartisan)	10.6	84,025
✔	Submit photo	Kenneth J. King (Nonpartisan)	10.4	82,775
✔	Submit photo	Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson (Nonpartisan)	10.0	79,974
✔	Submit photo	Michael E. Wagner (Nonpartisan)	8.9	71,035
	Submit photo	Evette Dukes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	174
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	7,599

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

2014

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Jefferson ran for re-election to the 36th District Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

Michigan courts

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