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Margie Braxton
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| Margie Braxton | |
| Former judge | |
| 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan | |
| Tenure | |
| 1992-2017 | |
| Education | |
| Bachelor's | Detroit Institute of Technology |
| J.D. | Thomas M. Cooley Law School |
| Past experience | |
| Solo practitioner | |
| 1982-1992 | |
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Margie R. Braxton is a former judge of the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County, Michigan.[1] She was elected to the bench in 1992, serving first on the Recorder's Court of Detroit (which was merged with the Circuit Court of Wayne County in 1997).[2] She was re-elected to six-year terms in 1998, 2004, and 2010. She retired when her last term ended in January 2017.
Education
Braxton received her bachelor's degree from the Detroit Institute of Technology and her J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1982).[3][4]
Career
Following her graduation from law school, Braxton worked as a solo practitioner for approximately ten years before she was elected to the Recorder's Court in 1992.[4]
2010 election
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Braxton was re-elected to the 3rd Circuit Court in the general election on November 2, 2010, along with 18 other judges.[5]
See also
External links
- Third Judicial Circuit website
- Downriver Sunday Times, "Former cop face felony charge in hit-and-run," November 20, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 3rd Circuit Court
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "History of Michigan's Judicial System: 1968 (dead link)
- ↑ Thomas M. Cooley Law School: Alumni Holding Michigan Office
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thomas M. Cooley Law School, "Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills Campus Announces 2010 MLK Day Celebration," January 13, 2010
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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