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Virgil Smith (Michigan judge)
Virgil Smith was a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. He assumed office in 2004. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Smith ran for election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 4 in Michigan. He lost in the primary on August 3, 2021.
Smith was first appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court by Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) on May 19, 2004, replacing retired Judge Kaye Tertzag. He served as chief judge from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2013.[1][2][3] Smith retired on December 31, 2018.[4]
Education
Smith received his B.A. degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. degree from Wayne State Law School.[5]
Career
Early in his career, Smith served as a Michigan legislator. For 11 years, he served in the House of Representatives. In 1980 and 1981, he was the chair of the judiciary subcommittee on court reorganization. He was elected to the Senate in 1988, where he served as the Senate Democratic floor leader from 1995 until 2001. In 2002, he was appointed to the Wayne County prosecutor's office. He was the division chief of legislation and community outreach for that office prior to his judicial appointment in 2004.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 4
Latisha Johnson defeated Michael Elrick in the general election for Detroit City Council District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 60.9 | 6,884 |
| Michael Elrick (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 4,412 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 11,312 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Detroit City Council District 4 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 2,628 |
| ✔ | Michael Elrick (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 2,015 | |
 | Toson Jewell-Knight (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 1,576 | |
 | Virgil Smith (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 1,465 | |
 | Kenneth Snapp (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 324 | |
| Anemashaun Bomani (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 164 | ||
| Daivon Reeder (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 80 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 8,263 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Corey Gilchrist (Nonpartisan)
2012
Smith was one of 17 candidates competing for 16 seats on the 3rd Circuit Court. Only one candidate was a non-incumbent. Smith was re-elected with 5.28 percent of the vote.[6][7]
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Bar association ratings
The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates were given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
Smith was rated as Outstanding.[8]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Virgil Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan.gov: Former Governors, "Granholm Appoints Virgil C. Smith Judge of 3rd Circuit Court," May 19, 2004
- ↑ The Michigan Citizen, "Virgil Smith selected Chief Judge for Wayne County Circuit Court," May 18, 2011
- ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, "Message from the President," January 2014
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Wayne County judges Colombo, Halloran, Smith to retire," December 21, 2018
- ↑ Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, "Chief Judge Virgil C. Smith" (Broken)
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court," January 4, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, "Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee," accessed July 7, 2014
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