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Ronald Lowe
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Ronald Lowe is a judge of the Michigan 35th District Court.
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Biography
After Judge Lowe graduated from Plymouth-Salem High School, he attended Hillsdale College, where he received his undergraduate degree. He later received his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. When Judge Lowe began on the 35th District Court, he was involved with: the creation of the Domestic Violence program, the creation of Law Day activities, the expansion of outreach programs, the drafting of juvenile court procedures, and the implementation of a formula for the payment of indigent attorney fees.
Later in his judicial career, he was involved with: the creation of the Teen Court, the creation of citizens feedback processes, the implementation of the Victim’s Impact Panel, the implementation of the CATCH and ignition interlock programs for drunk drivers, the expansion of the work detail program and the Adopt A Road program, the use of alternative dispute resolution options by the Detroit Bar Association, the review and modification of many of the court’s standard forms and the planning for the new 35th District Court building.[1]
Awards and associations
- Michigan Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Michigan District Judges Association
- American Judges Association
- Judicial Division of the American Bar Association.
- Plymouth Rotary
- First United Methodist Church
- Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
- Chair, Law Related Education Committee of the State Bar of Michigan
- Center for Civic Education Through Law, board member
- President, Thomas M. Cooley Law School Southeastern Michigan Alumni Association
- Academic Advisory Committee of the Michigan Judicial Institute
- Secondary Schools Civic Curriculum Project of the Open Justice Commission of the State Bar of Michigan[1]
Elections
2012
Lowe 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.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Michigan Department of State, Unofficial 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ 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
