Joyce Draganchuk
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Joyce Draganchuk is a judge for the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, Michigan. She was elected to this position on November 2, 2004, (effective January 1, 2005) and was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.[1]
Education
Draganchuk received her B.A. from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1983 and her J.D. from the Wayne State University Law School in 1986.[1]
Career
Draganchuk began her career in 1984 as a legal intern for the Senior Citizens Legal Aid Center of Detroit. She then worked for the Michigan Court of Appeals as a pre-hearing attorney (1986-1987) and law clerk (1987-1988). In 1988, she became an Ingham County assistant prosecutor. She was promoted to chief assistant in 2001 and worked in that capacity until she joined the circuit court bench in 2005.[1]
Elections
2016
Michigan held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 2, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for incumbents was March 21, and the deadline for non-incumbents was April 19.[2] Incumbent Clinton Canady and incumbent Joyce Draganchuk were unopposed in the 30th general election (2 open seats).[3]
| 30th Circuit, 2 open seats, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Clinton Canady Incumbent | ||
| Joyce Draganchuk Incumbent | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010
Draganchuk was re-elected to the circuit court without opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 221 judges of the Michigan Circuit Courts are selected in an identical manner, each serving six-year terms. They are chosen in nonpartisan elections and must face re-election if they wish to continue serving. Candidates are placed on the ballot via nonpartisan primaries or by nominating petitions.[5] Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.[6]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the state supreme court to two-year terms.[5]
Qualifications
To be elected to either of these courts, a judge must:[5]
- be a qualified elector of his or her district;
- be licensed to practice law in the state;
- have at least five years of law practice experience; and
- be under the age of 70.
Noteworthy cases
Detroit mayoral primary recount
Judge Draganchuk ordered a temporary restraining order on August 29, 2013, which stopped the state's review of contested write-in ballots in the Detroit mayoral primary election. This came as the result of a lawsuit by D. Etta Wilcoxon, a Detroit city clerk candidate, which challenged the legal authority of the state to do such a review. Wilcoxon argued that the Board of State Canvassers shouldn't have counted the write-in ballots and that that was the job of Janice Winfrey, the current Detroit city clerk and Wilcoxon's election opponent.
Winfrey's office had, after the August 6 primary, declared Mike Duggan the winner after he received over 44,000 write-in votes. A number of write-in ballots were declared invalid by the Wayne County Board of Canvassers due to improper procedure. The state disagreed that those ballots were invalid and initiated the review.[7]
The mayoral candidates for the general election, Benny Napoleon and Mike Duggan, were already set regardless of the outcome of the primary.[8]
See also
External links
- Michigan Trial Courts Directory: Ingham County
- Detroit Free Press, "Michigan judge rules state employee pension plan requirement unconstitutional," September 28, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ingham County, "Biography of the Hon. Joyce Draganchuk"
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Unofficial Candidate Listing," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2010 Michigan Official General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Michigan," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Daily, "Washtenaw County judge announces early retirement," May 1, 2014
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Judge halts state review of Detroit's write-in ballots in mayoral primary," August 29, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Chronicle, "State Canvassers To Certify Election Tuesday," September 3, 2013
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
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