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Richard Halloran
Richard B. Halloran, Jr. was a judge of the 3rd Circuit Court (Family Division) in Wayne County, Michigan from 1998 to 2018. He was appointed to this position by Gov. Engler in 1998.[1] He was re-elected in 2000, 2006 and 2012. Halloran retired on December 31, 2018.[2]
Education
Halloran received his B.A. from Canisius College in 1970 and earned his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1975.[1]
Career
Halloran began his career as an attorney and advisor for the U.S. Army Tank Command and the Army Corp. of Engineers. He was also the vice president for both the McNeil Corporation and Concorde Assets and was the VP of sales and marketing for Franklin-Templeton Properties. His judicial career began in 1990, when he became a magistrate of Michigan's 36th District Court. He served as a judge of that court from 1994 through 1997. In 1998, he was appointed to the circuit court.[1]
Elections
2012
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Halloran was one of 17 candidates competing for 16 seats on the 3rd Circuit Court. Only one candidate was a non-incumbent. Halloran was re-elected with 5.14 percent of the vote.[3] [4]
Bar association ratings
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
The DMBA rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates were given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
Halloran was rated as Not Qualified.[5]
In response, Judge Halloran said:
| “ | I'm just shocked and amazed. I doubt very much if the majority of family law attorneys would agree with the evaluation I received.[6][7] | ” |
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
The WLAM rated candidates running for judicial office with one of four ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified or No Rating.
Halloran was rated as Qualified.[8]
Noteworthy events
2015 complaint dropped
Halloran was under investigation by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission in 2015 for complaints that he "granted judgments of divorce without taking the statutory proofs establishing the court’s jurisdiction and/or establishing that there has been a breakdown in the marriage relationship." However a fact-finder, John O’Hair, found that Halloran was innocent of any wrongdoing, and the complaint was dropped in January 2016. O'Hair found that Halloran had used a quicker court procedure to "modernize and expedite the trial procedure to establish court jurisdiction and the grounds for divorce," and that he had discussed it with attorneys before hand.[9]
2010 suspension
In 2010, Halloran was suspended for 14 days without pay and publicly censured by the Michigan Supreme Court, as recommended by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. He was penalized for dismissing 30 divorce cases in order to avoid the approaching deadline. Judge Halloran indicated that he was still working on the cases, though he dismissed them.[10]
2002 suspension
In 2002, Judge Halloran was suspended for 90 days without pay and publicly censured by the Michigan Supreme Court, as recommended by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. He was penalized for several counts, including "failure to respect and observe the law and to conduct oneself at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary, contrary to Canon 2B of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct." The incident in question concerned inappropriate behavior in a public restroom at the Detroit-Wayne County Metropolitan Airport on the part of Judge Halloran toward an undercover police officer, resulting in Halloran's arrest, though no criminal charges were filed.[11]
Awards and associations
Halloran served as co-chair of the Wayne County Coordinating Council to Prevent Domestic Violence (1993-2000), as a member of the Governor's Task Force to develop uniform standards for batterer's intervention programs throughout the State (1997), as a board member of Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment (1998-2001), a founder of M.A.R.K. (Men Acting Responsibly is the Key) (2003) and as a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Domestic Violence Committee.[1]
Publications
Halloran co-authored "Stalking Behaviors Within Domestic Violence" in the Journal of Family Violence.[1]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Third Circuit Court website
- Detroit Free Press, "Judge asked to step out of divorce; has link to wife's lawyer," July 7, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Halloran bio from Detroit Metro Bar Association (dead link)
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Wayne County judges Colombo, Halloran, Smith to retire," December 21, 2018
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court," January 4, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, "Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee"
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Wayne County judicial races: Low marks for candidates stir up debate," July 27, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Press Release: "WLAM Endorses, Rates Judicial Candidates," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Complaint dropped against Wayne Circuit judge," January 27, 2016
- ↑ Judicial Tenure Commission, "Order in re: Richard Halloran," July 2, 2010
- ↑ Michigan Lawyers Weekly, "Order in re: Richard Halloran," July 15, 2002
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:
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