Shannon A. Holmes
Shannon A. Holmes is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Holmes ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Holmes was appointed to the court by Governor Rick Snyder on November 23, 2011, to replace Noceeba Southern.[1][2] Holmes was then elected to the court in 2012 and re-elected in 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title[3]
Biography
Education
Holmes received her undergraduate degree from Dillard University and her J.D. degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.[2]
Career
Prior to her judicial career, Holmes worked as a judge advocate general in the Michigan National Guard, as an administrative hearings officer for the City of Detroit, as an assistant corporation counsel, as a human resource director for former Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel, as chief of staff to the next mayor, Dave Bing, and as an attorney in private practice.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)
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 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Blount (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 112,989 | |
| ✔ |  | Shannon A. Holmes (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 95,095 |
| ✔ | Ronald Giles (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 88,515 | |
| ✔ | Demetria Brue (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 88,251 | |
| ✔ | Esther Lynise Bryant-Weekes (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 86,002 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Jefferson (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 84,025 | |
| ✔ | Kenneth J. King (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 82,775 | |
| ✔ | Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 79,974 | |
| ✔ | Michael E. Wagner (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 71,035 | |
| Evette Dukes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 174 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 7,599 | ||
| Total votes: 796,434 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Holmes ran for re-election to the 36th District Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3]
2012
Holmes was elected to the 36th District Court after running unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shannon A. Holmes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Judge tears into two suspects accused of murdering a 3-year-old (2015)
A video of Judge Shannon Holmes criticizing Clifford Thomas and Jasmine Gordon for the alleged murder of Gordon's 3-year-old daughter ended with the judge stating, "don’t even think about bond, I’m not entertaining it. And I wish you all the very best. And I’m really being sarcastic."[5]
The judge's incisive statement made it clear that she did not believe that the child simply hurt herself, as Thomas and Gordon claimed. She pointed to the medical examiner's testimony to the contrary, implying child abuse. The video of Holmes' statement went viral and can be seen below.[6]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Trial Court Directory: Wayne County," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the Governor, "Governor names three to Detroit's 36th District Court," November 23, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Inquisitr, "Judge Shannon Holmes Blasts Suspects For Murder Of 3-Year-Old...," February 8, 2015
- ↑ WXYZ Detroit, "VIDEO: Judge Shannon Holmes blasts suspects at preliminary hearing for murder of 3-year-old girl," February 4, 2015
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
