Judges Appointed By Rick Snyder
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This page lists judges appointed by Rick Snyder (R) during his term as governor of Michigan. At the end of his term in January 2019, the total number of Snyder appointees was 102. For a more extensive profile, visit Snyder's page here.
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. Some Michigan judges are outside of that coverage scope. As a result, this page does not provide an exhaustive list of all judges appointed by Gov. Snyder.
Appointment process[edit]
In Michigan, the governor makes an appointment following a confidential report isssued by the committee on judicial qualifications of the State Bar of Michigan. The appointed judge must run for election to the seat in the next general election.[1]
Appointed judges
The tables below list the governor's appointees to the courts across the state.
State Courts
Supreme Court
| Name | Court | Active |
|---|---|---|
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Elizabeth Clement |
Michigan Supreme Court |
2017 - |
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Brian Zahra |
Michigan Supreme Court |
2011 - |
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Kurtis Wilder |
Michigan Supreme Court |
2019-01-01 |
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David Viviano |
Michigan Supreme Court |
2013 - |
Court of Appeals
| Name | Court | Active |
|---|---|---|
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Anica Letica |
Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals |
2018 - |
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Michael Riordan |
Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals |
2012 - |
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Thomas Cameron |
Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals |
2017 - |
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Colleen O'Brien |
Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals |
2015 - |
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Jonathan Tukel |
Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals |
2017 - 2021-09-17 |
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Mark Boonstra |
Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals |
2012 - |
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James Robert Redford |
Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals |
2018 - |
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Brock Swartzle |
Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals |
2017 - |
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Michael Gadola |
Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals |
2015-01-05 - |
Local Courts
| Name | Court | Active |
|---|---|---|
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John Keuvelaar |
Bay County Probate Court |
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Brian Berger |
Berrien County Probate Court |
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Arthur Cotter |
Berrien County Trial Court |
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Jennifer Smith |
Berrien County Trial Court |
2018 - |
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Gordon Hosbein |
Berrien County Trial Court |
2018 - |
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Valerie Snyder |
Charlevoix-Emmet County Probate Court |
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Gerald Scott Pierangeli |
Kalamazoo County Probate Court |
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T.J. Ackert |
Kent County Probate Court |
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Dan Hass |
Menominee County Probate Court |
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Paul Beardslee |
Michigan 10th District Court |
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James D. Norlander |
Michigan 10th District Court |
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Daniel Goostrey |
Michigan 12th District Court |
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Kevin Elsenheimer |
Michigan 13th Circuit Court |
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Kathy Hoogstra |
Michigan 14th Circuit Court |
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Karen Valvo |
Michigan 15th District Court |
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Jennifer Faunce |
Michigan 16th Circuit Court |
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Joseph Toia |
Michigan 16th Circuit Court |
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James M. Biernat Jr. |
Michigan 16th Circuit Court |
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George J. Quist |
Michigan 17th Circuit Court |
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Krista Haroutunian |
Michigan 17th District Court |
2018 - |
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Sabrina Johnson |
Michigan 22nd District Court |
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Robert Springstead |
Michigan 27th Circuit Court |
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Alexis Krot |
Michigan 31st District Court |
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Michael Pope |
Michigan 32nd Circuit Court |
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Robert Bennett |
Michigan 34th Circuit Court |
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Jeffrey Dufon |
Michigan 36th Circuit Court |
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Kathleen M. Brickley |
Michigan 36th Circuit Court |
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Aliyah Sabree |
Michigan 36th District Court |
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Demetria Brue |
Michigan 36th District Court |
2012 - |
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Christopher M. Blount |
Michigan 36th District Court |
2022-04-17 |
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Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson |
Michigan 36th District Court |
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David Perkins |
Michigan 36th District Court |
2018 |
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Larry Williams |
Michigan 36th District Court |
2016 - |
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Michael E. Wagner |
Michigan 36th District Court |
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Shannon A. Holmes |
Michigan 36th District Court |
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Brian Kirkham |
Michigan 37th Circuit Court |
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John A. Hallacy |
Michigan 37th Circuit Court |
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Michael Chupa |
Michigan 37th District Court |
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Dean Ausilio |
Michigan 37th District Court |
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Daniel S. White |
Michigan 38th Circuit Court |
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Mark Braunlich |
Michigan 38th Circuit Court |
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Anna Marie Anzalone |
Michigan 39th Circuit Court |
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Prentis Edwards Jr. |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Adel Harb |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Qiana Lillard |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Alexis Glendening |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
2014 - |
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Martha Snow |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
2015 - |
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Margaret Van Houten |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Catherine Heise |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Don Knapp |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Carla Testani |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
2018 - |
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Charles S. Hegarty |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Paul Cusick |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Thomas Cameron |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
2014 - 2017 |
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Edward Joseph |
Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
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Byron Konschuh |
Michigan 40th Circuit Court |
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George Mertz |
Michigan 46th Circuit Court |
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Cynthia Arvant |
Michigan 46th District Court |
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Richard N. LaFlamme |
Michigan 4th Circuit Court |
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T. David Law |
Michigan 52nd District Court |
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Stacia Buchanan |
Michigan 54A District Court |
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Michael Schipper |
Michigan 56B District Court |
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John Maurer |
Michigan 56th Circuit Court |
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Jeffrey Sauter |
Michigan 56th Circuit Court |
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Amy McDowell |
Michigan 5th Circuit Court |
2011 - 2019-10-15 |
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Raymond Kostrzewa |
Michigan 60th District Court |
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Christina Elmore |
Michigan 61st District Court |
2018-12-31 |
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Michael J. Distel |
Michigan 61st District Court |
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Jennifer L. Faber |
Michigan 61st District Court |
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David Guinn |
Michigan 67th District Court |
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Hala Yalda Jarbou |
Michigan 6th Circuit Court |
2015 - 2020 |
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Jeffery Matis |
Michigan 6th Circuit Court |
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Manvel Trice III |
Michigan 70th District Court |
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David Hoffman |
Michigan 70th District Court |
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Michael Carpenter |
Michigan 75th District Court |
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Eric R. Janes |
Michigan 76th District Court |
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Celeste Bell |
Michigan 7th Circuit Court |
2018 - |
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Audrey Van Alst |
Michigan 84th District Court |
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Ronald Schafer |
Michigan 8th Circuit Court |
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Christopher Haenicke |
Michigan 8th District Court |
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Kathleen Hemingway |
Michigan 8th District Court |
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James N. Erhart |
Michigan 90th District Court |
2012-10-10 - 2019-11-04 |
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Eric Blubaugh |
Michigan 91st District Court |
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Karl Weber |
Michigan 96th District Court |
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Paul J. Bridenstine |
Michigan 9th Circuit Court |
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Cheryl Lohmeyer |
Monroe County Probate Court |
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David J. Distefano |
Van Buren County Probate Court |
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Julia B. Owdziej |
Washtenaw County Probate Court |
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Lawrence Paolucci |
Wayne County Probate Court |
2015 - |
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Lisa Marie Neilson |
Wayne County Probate Court |
2012 - |
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Edward Van Alst |
Wexford County Probate Court |
Judicial selection process[edit]
- See also: Judicial selection in Michigan
| Judicial selection in Michigan | |
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| Michigan Supreme Court | |
| Method: | Michigan method |
| Term: | 8 years |
| Michigan Court of Appeals | |
| Method: | Nonpartisan election of judges |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Michigan Circuit Courts | |
| Method: | Nonpartisan election of judges |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Michigan District Courts | |
| Method: | Nonpartisan election of judges |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Michigan Probate Courts | |
| Method: | Nonpartisan election of judges |
| Term: | 6 years |
Judicial selection refers to the process used to select judges for courts. At the state level, methods of judicial selection vary substantially in the United States, and in some cases between different court types within a state. There are six primary types of judicial selection: partisan and nonpartisan elections, the Michigan method, assisted appointment, gubernatorial appointment, and legislative elections. To read more about how these selection methods are used across the country, click here.
This article covers how state court judges are selected in Michigan, including:
- Michigan Supreme Court,
- Michigan Court of Appeals,
- Michigan Circuit Court, and
- Limited jurisdiction courts
Selection of state court judges in Michigan occurs primarily through nonpartisan elections, although supreme court judges are selected through the Michigan method.[2] All judges wishing to serve again must run for re-election at the end of their terms.[3]
Click here to notify us of changes to judicial selection methods in this state.
| Appellate state court selection in the United States, by general selection method[4] |
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| State courts and their selection methods across the U.S., including the District of Columbia[4] | |||
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| Method | Supreme Court (of 53)[5] | Courts of Appeal (of 46) | Trial Courts (of 147) |
| Partisan elections (PE) | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| Nonpartisan elections (NPE) | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| Legislative elections (LE) | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Gubernatorial appointment of judges (GA) | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Assisted appointment (AA) | 22 | 18 | 46 |
| Combination or other | 3[6] | 1[7] | 17[8] |
Recent news[edit]
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State profile[edit]
| Demographic data for Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 9,917,715 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 56,539 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 79% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 14% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.6% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.6% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,576 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 20% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Michigan. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern[edit]
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Michigan
Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 12 are located in Michigan, accounting for 5.83 percent of the total pivot counties.[9]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Michigan had 11 Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 6.08 and 4.00 of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also[edit]
- Judges appointed by Gretchen Whitmer
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External links[edit]
- Office of the Governor
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Michigan," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ The Michigan-Ohio method involves candidates for a nonpartisan general election being selected using partisan processes.
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Michigan," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," archived February 2, 2015
- ↑ Both Oklahoma and Texas have two state supreme courts: one for civil matters and one for criminal matters.
- ↑ Michigan and Ohio use nonpartisan general elections with candidates selected through partisan primaries or conventions. In the District of Columbia, judges are selected in the same manner as federal judges.
- ↑ Judges of the North Dakota Court of Appeals are appointed on an as-needed basis by the supreme court justices.
- ↑ Most courts that use combination/alternative methods (for example, mayoral appointment) are local level courts. These courts are often governed by selection guidelines that are unique to their specific region.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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