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Ulysses Boykin
Ulysses Boykin was a judge of the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County, Michigan. He was appointed to this position by Governor John Engler on April 30, 1999, to replace Brian Zahra. He was re-elected in November 2014 to a six-year term.[1][2][3]
Education
Boykin received his B.A. degree from Hampton University in 1967 and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1970. He attended the U.S. Army Adjutant General School after law school.[1]
Career
Boykin worked for the law firm of Lewis & Munday from 1983 until he was appointed to the circuit court in 2000.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Boykin ran for re-election to the 3rd Circuit Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Noteworthy cases
Teen's drug death led to first-ever conviction
Wayne County Circuit Judge Ulysses Boykin sentenced a former volunteer basketball coach to 11 to 20 years in prison for giving a 17-year-old girl a controlled substance causing death. This was a law created in 2006, which holds dealers responsible when their drugs are responsible for someone's murder. Judge Boykin said the case "all too graphically illustrates the dangers of illegal drugs" and proves "what drugs have done to our society."[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor of Michigan, "Governor Engler Appoints Boykin to Third Circuit Court in Wayne County," April 30, 1999
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2008 Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court Incumbents," December 20, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ The News Herald, "Top Stories of 2007: Teen's drug death led to first-ever conviction," January 6, 2008
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
