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Michigan 36th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2031

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Florida A&M University, 1993

Law

Detroit College of Law, 1998

Contact

Roberta Archer is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. Her current term ends on January 1, 2031.

Archer ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Archer received her undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University in 1993 and her J.D. from the Detroit College of Law in 1998. Archer began her legal career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. She served in this position until January 2003, when she joined the firm of Clark Hill, PLC. Less than one year later, Archer joined the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.[1]

Awards and associations

Judge Archer is member of the following organizations:

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • American Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Wolverine Bar Association
  • Association of Black Judges of Michigan
  • Michigan District Court Judges Association
  • American Judges Association
  • Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)

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 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan)
 
15.2
 
110,301
Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
95,032
Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
91,515
Christina Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
11.0
 
79,650
Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
77,793
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Marlena Taylor (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
75,174
Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
72,167
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William McConico (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
62,215
Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan)
 
8.3
 
60,401

Total votes: 724,248
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Archer in this election.

2018

General election

General election for Michigan 36th District Court (11 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
101,099
Ruth Ann Garrett (Nonpartisan)
 
9.7
 
94,159
Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan)
 
9.6
 
93,181
Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
89,805
Deborah Lewis Langston (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
89,162
Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
83,441
Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
83,307
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Christopher M. Blount (Nonpartisan)
 
7.9
 
77,355
David Robinson (Nonpartisan)
 
7.7
 
74,573
Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
73,043
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William McConico (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
68,435
Duane Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
4.3
 
41,607
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
4,621

Total votes: 973,788
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2012

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts

Archer was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012.[2][3]

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[4] 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

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Roberta Archer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


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Footnotes