Yvonna Abraham

Yvonna Abraham

Nonpartisan

Michigan 3rd Circuit Court

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Lita Masini Popke (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Appointed

2021

Yvonna Abraham is a judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. Abraham assumed office on May 16, 2022. Abraham's current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Abraham ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. Abraham won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

She was appointed to the court on July 8, 2021 by Gretchen Whitmer to replace Lita Masini Popke.

Biography

Abraham received her J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Her legal experience includes working as a sole practitioner and as a judicial attorney with the Wayne County Circuit Court. Prior to her appointment, she served as the magistrate and director of probation for the 20th District Court in Dearborn Heights.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)

General election

General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (15 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wanda Evans (Nonpartisan)	8.6	224,761
✔	Submit photo	Yvonna Abraham (Nonpartisan)	8.3	217,062
✔	Submit photo	Melissa Cox (Nonpartisan)	7.7	200,491
✔		Susan L. Hubbard (Nonpartisan)	6.6	172,287
✔	Submit photo	Sheila Ann Gibson Manning (Nonpartisan)	6.5	170,263
✔	Submit photo	Kelly Ann Ramsey (Nonpartisan)	6.5	169,933
✔		Susan Dabaja (Nonpartisan)	6.4	167,865
✔	Submit photo	Darnella Williams-Claybourne (Nonpartisan)	6.4	167,093
✔	Submit photo	Brian Sullivan (Nonpartisan)	6.3	163,331
✔	Submit photo	Mark Slavens (Nonpartisan)	6.1	159,788
✔	Submit photo	Eric Cholack (Nonpartisan)	6.1	158,631
✔	Submit photo	Martha Snow (Nonpartisan)	6.1	158,054
✔	Submit photo	Alexis Glendening (Nonpartisan)	5.9	155,054
✔	Submit photo	Patricia Fresard (Nonpartisan)	5.9	154,448
✔	Submit photo	Muriel Hughes (Nonpartisan)	5.7	148,465
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	23,884

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Groner (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

Michigan courts

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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

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