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Roy C. Hayes III
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Roy C. Hayes III is the judge for the 33rd Circuit Court in Michigan. He was elected to the court on November 4, 2014, for a six-year term commencing on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2020.[1] [2]
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Hayes III ran for election to the 33rd Circuit Court.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on August 5, 2014, receiving 35.5 percent of the vote. He competed against Edward F. Engstrom, Mary Beth Kur, Tom Schraw, and Valerie K. Snyder.
General: He defeated Mary Beth Kur in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 58.9 percent of the vote.
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Education
Hayes received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and his J.D. degree from the Washington & Lee University Law School in 1993.[4]
Career
Before his election to the 33rd Circuit Court, Hayes was an attorney and the owner of The Hayes Law Firm in Charlevoix, Michigan. He also previously served as a public administrator for Charlevoix County. He began his legal career as a law clerk to former Missouri Supreme Court Justice William Ray Price in 1994. He then practiced law in a partnership with his father until 2000.[4]
See also
External links
- Michigan Courts, "Trial Court Directory: Charlevoix County"
- Boyne City Gazette, "33rd circuit Q&A: Four candidates attend Boyne Forum," July 28, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Michigan
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Primary unofficial results: 33rd Circuit Judge," August 5, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charlevoix Courier, "Roy C. Hayes enters race for 33rd Circuit Court Judge," February 7, 2014
