William E. Collette
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2020
William E. Collette is a judge of the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, Michigan. He was elected to this court in November of 1990, and took office in January 1991. He was re-elected to consecutive six-year terms ever since, most recently in 2014. His current term expires in 2020.[1][2]
Education
Collette received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1967 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1970.[1]
Career
- 1991-2020: Judge, 30th Circuit Court
- 1979-1990: Judge, 54th District Court
- 1974-1979: Attorney in private practice
- 1971-1974: Assistant city attorney, Lansing[3][1]
Elections
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Collette ran for re-election to the 30th Circuit Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Noteworthy cases
Michigan Judge rules: lawsuit against right-to-work law will move forward (2013)
An Ingham County Circuit Court judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Michigan's right-to-work law was enacted in violation of the State's Open Meetings Act. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of labor supporters who argued that state lawmakers violated the act when they closed the doors of the capitol for nearly five hours on December 6, 2012, thereby denying the public access to observe the debate on the right-to work bill when it first hit the house floor.[4]
The right-to-work law was passed by a Republican-majority house and signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder on December 11, 2012. The law largely limited the power and rights of labor unions by allowing workers under union contracts to opt out of paying union dues as a condition of their employment.[5]
Judge William E. Collette denied the state's request for dismissal of the suit, expressing concern over allegations that Republican lawmakers had their staff occupy seats in the House gallery, thereby denying public access to the legislative process. With equal concern, Judge Collette addressed the counsel for the labor supporters stating, “I don’t know if you have a good case... [y]ou have a real uphill battle but there are some haystacks on fire around the field.”[1][1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ingham County, "Biography of Hon. William E. Collette," accessed May 5, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ The Argus-Press, "Sen. Brown Waits For Judge's Decision," April 4, 1986
- ↑ MLive.com, "Michigan right-to-work challenge advances: Judge denies motion to dismiss Open Meetings Act suit," April 3, 2013
- ↑ CNBCNews.com, "Right-to-Work Set to Ripple Across the Country" December 12, 2012
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
