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Michael D. Warren Jr. (Michigan)
Michael D. Warren Jr. is a judge of the Michigan 6th Circuit Court.
Warren ran in a special election for judge of the Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals. He lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.
Warren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Education
Warren received his B.A. degree in history from Wayne State University in 1989 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1992.[1][2]
Career
Warren began his career in 1992 as a law clerk for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley. He then became an attorney for the law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP. He left that position the following year, to become a legal and policy advisor for the State Board of Education. In 1997, he returned to Honigman Miller et. al, specializing in appellate work and litigation; corporations, securities and mergers; and education law until 2001. He then served as the Executive Director and counsel for the New Common School Foundation prior to his appointment to the circuit court in 2002. He served as the sponsor and initial pilot judge of the Oakland Circuit Court's Data Management System beginning in 2004.[3] [1]
Publications
Warren has written Michigan Constitutional Law Surveys for the Wayne Law Review.[4]
- Judge Warren wrote a book entitled America’s Survival Guide: How to Stop America’s Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History.[5]
- On March 4, 2006 Judge Warren wrote an article published by the Federalist Society entitled Contempt of Court & Broken Windows: Why Ignoring Contempt of Court Severely Undermines Justice, the Rule of Law, and Republican Self-Government. The full text of this article can be viewed here.
Awards and associations
Judge Warren is a former member of the Michigan State Board of Education. He served as Secretary of the Board as well as Chair of the State Board’s Task Force on Embracing the Information Age, and he previously served as the State Board’s legal and policy adviser. His efforts helped lead to fundamental revisions of the Revised School Code and adoption of significant education policies, including Learning Expectations for Michigan’s Students and the incorporation of civics and social studies in the state accreditation system.
He has served on several nonprofit boards, including the Michigan Center for Civic Education, the Michigan Council for Economics Education, and The New Common School Foundation. He received The Great Influence Award from the Michigan Council for the Social Studies, and a Special Tribute from the Michigan Legislature. Judge Warren has published many articles, commentaries, and editorials regarding education and legal reform. He served on the administration commission at St. Ives Parish, and was the President of the Parish Council. He was also a partner at Cornerstone Schools.[3][1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Sima Patel defeated Michael D. Warren Jr. in the special general election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sima Patel (Nonpartisan)  | 56.7 | 467,524 |
 | Michael D. Warren Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 356,424 | |
| Total votes: 823,948 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2012
Warren was one of seven candidates competing for five seats in the general election on November 6, 2012. He was re-elected with 16.38% of the vote.[6] [7]
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- The Detroit Free Press. To read the endorsement: Detroit Free Press, "Endorsements: Judge position in Wayne, Oakland counties," October 7, 2012.
Bar association ratings
Wolverine Bar Association
Warren received a rating of Extremely Well Qualified from the Wolverine Bar Association.[8]
Incumbents decry interest group advertisement
In October, the five incumbents running for re-election to the 6th Circuit Court united to condemn an ad opposing Judge McMillen, which was run by the Virginia-based group Americans for Job Security. In a meeting, Judge Warren said,
| “ | We felt that it was very important that to maintain the integrity and independence of the judiciary that we unite together and stand against attempts to subvert our independence and integrity of the court, and try to politicize what should be a nonpartisan, non-political position.[9][10] | ” |
In a statement on his website, challenger William Rollstin says,
| “ | Just as challengers to incumbents express their displeasure with the status quo, so too can citizens affect the process...It’s ironic that a slate of candidates, unified by incumbency and not by ideological or philosophical bonds, would whine about following the law as determined by judicial precedent passed by the highest court in the land [Citizen's United v. Federal Election Commission].[11][10] | ” |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael D. Warren Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Warren's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My experience and accomplishments include:
- Oakland County Circuit Court Judge for over 19 years (presided over 360 Jury Trials, including those involving murder, robbery, family, and business disputes)
- 360+ Jury Trials (1000+ days of trial)
- Judge of the Decade and Hall of Fame Member (International Association of Top Professionals) and the Distinguished Public Servant Award (Oakland County Bar Association)
- Constitutional Law Professor
- Former member of the State Board of Education.
Co-Founder of Patriot Week with his then 10 year old daughter Leah to renew the spirit of America and help educate the public about the Constitution and American History (www.PatriotWeek.org)
Author of America’s Survival Guide, How to Stop America’s Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History (www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com)
Host & Author of Patriot Lessons: American History & Civics Podcast and Patriot Lessons TV Show (www.PatriotWeek.org)
University of Michigan Law School cum laude graduate & Honors History Degree from Wayne State University- Experienced & Accomplished - Judge Warren is an award winning Oakland County Circuit Court Judge of over 19 years
- Defender of the Constitution & the Rule of Law - Judge Warren protects our constitutional system and the integrity of our laws, he does not legislate from the bench
- Fair & Just - Judge Warren treats all before him fairly and impartially, rendering just results base don the law and facts before him
In addition, the proper role of the judiciary is extraordinarily important and neglected by many. John Adams explained the Founders' sentiments when he wrote that good government and the very definition of a republic "is an empire of laws." The judiciary is the guardian of the rule law and we most avoid the temptation of legislating from the bench. The proper role the judiciary is to interpret the law as understood by the lawmaker - the People or the legislature. I have dedicated my career to protecting the rule of law.
You can also visit www.PatriotWeek.org, which I co-founded with my then 10 year old daughter Leah.
I bussed tables, set up and worked parties, managed other busboys, loaded and unloaded trucks, tended bar, and countless other tasks.
As Alexander Hamilton explained in Federalist No. 78, the constitutional and legal limitations of power on executive and legislative authorities "can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice . . . . Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privilege would amount to nothing." On the other hand, courts must exercise self-restraint to avoid the temptation of revising, “correcting,” or implementing policies the people or legislature have not enacted. "The courts," Hamilton continued, "must declare the sense of the law, and if they should be disposed to exercise WILL instead of JUDGMENT, the consequence would equally be the substitution of their pleasure for that of the legislative body."
Chief Justice John Marshall
Justice Antonin Scalia
Justice Thomas M. Cooley
I believe that all litigants have a divine spark, that they should respect themselves and others, that they have the capacity for growth and redemption, that they can improve their lives by taking accountability for the actions and moving forward with truth and courage, that they can improve their lives by setting life goals and creating actionable steps to achieving them, and that they can best do that by trying to be a slightly better person than they were the day before (not comparing themselves to others) and that over time amazing changes can happen. I have developed a probation pilot program - Reset - based on these principles, and may defendants have found it useful.
I have the experience to be a superb Court of Appeals judge. I have tried over 360 jury trials and have over 19 years of trial experience. I have rendered thousands of sentences and issued thousands of opinions and orders. I will be perhaps the most experienced trial judge on the Court of Appeals when I take office, I will defend the Constitution and the rule of law, and I will be fair and just.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn: Biography/resume of Michael Warren
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oakland County, "Hon. Michael Warren"
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Michael D. Warren, Jr," November 22, 2019
- ↑ America's Survival Guide
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Unofficial 2012 General Election Results: 6th Circuit Court
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, 2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing
- ↑ Wolverine Bar Association, 2012 WBA Judicial Qualifications Results
- ↑ The Oakland Press, "Oakland County judges object to outside money in their re-election campaign," October 7, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rollstin for Judge, Statement on Outside Spending
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