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Ruth Ann Garrett
Ruth Ann Garrett was a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Garrett ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
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 | |
| ✔ |  | Christopher M. Blount (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 77,355 |
| ✔ | David Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 74,573 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 73,043 | |
| ✔ |  | 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
Garrett was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012.[1][2]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[3] 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
External links
Footnotes
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
