Tiffany A. Ankley
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Tiffany A. Ankley is a judge for the 8th District Court in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.[1] She 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. [2]
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Ankley ran for election to the Kalamazoo County Probate Court.
General: She defeated Namita Sharma in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.9 percent of the vote.
[1]
Reassignment to district court
Although Ankley ran for retiring Judge Patricia N. Conlon's position on the probate court, she was reassigned to the 8th District Court instead. The Kalamazoo County Executive Judicial Council decided to move district court Judge Julie K. Phillips to the opening in the probate court. Ankley took over Phillip's duties at the district court. The announcement was made in a news release on July 14, 2014, after the deadline for candidates to file for the election had passed.
Ankley responded to the decision:
| “ | I think I'm probably better suited (in family court) given my experience as a referee here ... but that having been said, we just change gears a little bit, maybe tweak some things. But I can be a judge anywhere.[3][4] | ” |
Education
Ankley received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 2001 and her J.D. degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1994.[5]
Career
Before her election to the court, Ankley served as a family court attorney-referee for the 9th Circuit Court for ten years.[3][6]
See also
External links
- Kalamazoo County Government, "8th District Court Judges & Magistrates"
- Michigan Courts, "Kalamazoo County"
- Elect Tiffany Ankley Kalamazoo County Probate Judge, "About Tiffany Ankley"
- Facebook.com, "Ankley For Probate Judge"
- Michigan News, "'Serious concerns' raised about new judge assignments in Kalamazoo County," July 23, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Michigan
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MLive.com, "Kalamazoo County judge to be reassigned, winner of November election for probate judge to work in district court," July 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook.com, "Ankley For Probate Judge," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Elect Tiffany Ankley Kalamazoo County Probate Judge, "About Tiffany Ankley," accessed September 26, 2014
