Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts

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## Contents

* 1 Circuit Courts
* 1.1 2nd Circuit Court
* 1.2 3rd Circuit Court
* 1.3 4th Circuit Court
* 1.4 5th Circuit Court
* 1.5 6th Circuit Court
* 1.6 7th Circuit Court
* 1.7 9th Circuit Court
* 1.8 10th Circuit Court
* 1.9 14th Circuit Court
* 1.10 16th Circuit Court
* 1.11 17th Circuit Court
* 1.12 18th Circuit Court
* 1.13 20th Circuit Court
* 1.14 21st Circuit Court
* 1.15 22nd Circuit Court
* 1.16 27th Circuit Court
* 1.17 30th Circuit Court
* 1.18 31st Circuit Court
* 1.19 36th Circuit Court
* 1.20 37th Circuit Court
* 1.21 38th Circuit Court
* 1.22 39th Circuit Court
* 1.23 42nd Circuit Court
* 1.24 44th Circuit Court
* 1.25 45th Circuit Court
* 1.26 49th Circuit Court
* 1.27 50th Circuit Court
* 1.28 54th Circuit Court
* 1.29 55th Circuit Court
* 1.30 56th Circuit Court
* 1.31 57th Circuit Court
* 2 In the News
* 2.1 Filing deadline sets judicial races
* 3 Appellate Courts
* 4 District Courts
* 5 Probate Courts
* 6 See also
* 7 Footnotes

The Michigan judicial elections consisted of a primary election on August 7 and a general election on November 6, 2012.

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## Circuit Courts[edit]

### 2nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PasulaAngela Pasula A| No| | 100% A

### 3rd Circuit Court[edit]

Seventeen candidates competed for sixteen positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HathawayAmy Hathaway A| Yes| | 6.85% A
BerryAnnette Berry A| Yes| | 5.61% A
RyanDaniel Ryan A| Yes| | 5.2% A
AdamsDeborah Adams A| Yes| | 6.24% A
ThomasDeborah Thomas A| Yes| | 6.8% A
EwellEdward Ewell A| Yes| | 5.51% A
BillGregory Bill ApprovedA| Yes| | 5.92% ApprovedA
CavanaghJerome Cavanagh ApprovedA| Yes| | 6.14% ApprovedA
BrennanJoseph V. Brennan | No| | 3.73% DefeatedD
McCarthyKathleen McCarthy ApprovedA| Yes| | 6.92% ApprovedA
SmithLeslie Smith ApprovedA| Yes| | 5.79% ApprovedA
ParkerLinda V. Parker ApprovedA| Yes| | 6.29% A
OxholmMaria Oxholm ApprovedA| Yes| | 6.2% ApprovedA
HalloranRichard Halloran ApprovedA| Yes| | 5.14% ApprovedA
ColomboRobert Colombo ApprovedA| Yes| | 5.15% ApprovedA
SmithVirgil Smith (Michigan judge) ApprovedA| Yes| | 5.28% ApprovedA
BaxterWendy Baxter ApprovedA| Yes| | 7.14% ApprovedA

Six candidates competed for three positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HarbAdel Harb | No| 5.14%|
MorrowBrian L. Morrow | No| 10.04%| 15.79% D
HathawayDana Margaret Hathaway ApprovedA| No| 18.22%| 21.82% ApprovedA
WhitakerDavid D. Whitaker | No| 6.87%|
GillisJane Ellen Gillis | No| 7.44%|
SullivanJohn J. Sullivan | No| 8.69%| 10.66% DefeatedD
BraxtonKaren Braxton ApprovedA| No| 12.72%| 18.7% ApprovedA
RamseyKelly Ann Ramsey | No| 9.13%| 15.52% DefeatedD
CoxKevin Cox ApprovedA| No| 12.54%| 17.47% ApprovedA
SomersMark Somers | No| 6.04%|
SmithNicole Lee-Ann Smith | No| |  DefeatedD
MitchellRohn H. Mitchell | No| 2.75%|

Three candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BraxtonDavid Braxton | No| | 28.14% D
TalonLawrence Talon ApprovedA| Yes| | 34.91% ApprovedA
Van HoutenMargaret Van Houten ApprovedA| Yes| | 36.94% ApprovedA

### 4th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LaFlammeRichard N. LaFlamme ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
WilsonThomas D. Wilson (Michigan) ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 5th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McDowellAmy McDowell ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 6th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for five positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CarleyDeborah Carley | No| | 9.93% DefeatedD
Langford-MorrisDenise Langford-Morris A| Yes| | 17.06% ApprovedA
BowmanLeo Bowman ApprovedA| Yes| | 15.33% ApprovedA
Warren, Jr.Michael D. Warren, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | 16.38% ApprovedA
McMillenPhyllis McMillen ApprovedA| Yes| | 16.67% ApprovedA
PottsWendy Lynn Potts ApprovedA| Yes| | 17.59% ApprovedA
RollstinWilliam Rollstin | No| | 7% DefeatedD

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ChristDan Christ | No| 22.15%| 40.61% D
PernickJason Pernick | No| 16.41%|
McDonaldKaren McDonald ApprovedA| No| 35.22%| 59.38% ApprovedA
SakwaLayne Ashley Sakwa | No| 12.57%|
HouseySahera Housey | No| 13.63%|

### 7th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for three positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HaymanArchie Hayman ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
NeithercutGeoffrey Neithercut ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
FullertonJudith Fullerton ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 9th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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JohnsonJ. Richardson Johnson ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
LighvoetPamela Lightvoet ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% A

### 10th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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JacksonDarnell Jackson ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
BoesJanet Boes ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 14th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SmedleyAnnette Smedley ApprovedA| No| 17.54%| 50.2% ApprovedA
WellsDavid Wells | No| 15.27%|
BushJoe Bush | No| 15.07%|
GroenhoutKaren Groenhout | No| 8.07%|
WalshMichael G. Walsh | No| 15.87%|
KostrzewaRaymond J. Kostrzewa | No| 28.16%| 49.79% DefeatedD

### 16th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for five positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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VivianoDavid Viviano ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
Servitto, Jr.Edward Servitto, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% A
Biernat, Jr.James M. Biernat, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
SwitalskiMark Switalski ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
YokichTracey Yokich ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 17th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for four positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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YatesChristopher P. Yates ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
LeiberDennis Leiber ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
JohnstonDonald Johnston ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% A
TrusockMark Trusock ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 18th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SchmidtKenneth W. Schmidt ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 20th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Van AllsburgJon Van Allsburg ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 21st Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DuthieMark Duthie ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 22nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WoodyardMichael Woodyard | No| | 23.42% DefeatedD
ConnorsTimothy Connors ApprovedA| Yes| | 76.57% A

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KuhnkeCarol Kuhnke ApprovedA| No| 29.84%| 54.62% ApprovedA
McClureDouglas G. McClure | No| 11.59%|
WashingtonErane C. Washington | No| 17.04%|
FinkJames A. Fink | No| 41.51%| 45.37% DefeatedD

### 27th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MontonAnthony Monton ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 30th Circuit Court[edit]

Judge ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BairdLaura Baird ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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JonesAyanna Jones | No| 10.63%|
FordCharles Ford | No| 13.48%|
JamoJim Jamo ApprovedA| No| 32.04%| 54.57% ApprovedA
RossKen Ross | No| 23.52%| 45.42% DefeatedD
StokesWanda M. Stokes | No| 20.31%|

### 31st Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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AdairJohn Adair | No| | 49.26% D
WestMichael West ApprovedA| No| | 50.73% ApprovedA

### 36th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BrickleyKathleen M. Brickley ApprovedA| Yes| | 62.84% ApprovedA
CooperMatthew R. Cooper | No| | 37.15% DefeatedD

### 37th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SindtConrad Sindt ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 38th Circuit Court[edit]

Judge ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LaBeauMichael LaBeau ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SweeneyCheryl R. Sweeney | No| 23.07%| 43.93% DefeatedD
WhiteDaniel S. White A| Yes| 44.28%| 56.06% ApprovedA
CalkinsJarod Michael Calkins | No| 18.74%|
Benore, Jr.Ronald J. Benore, Jr. | No| 13.88%|

### 39th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PickardTimothy P. Pickard ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 42nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LauderbachJonathan Lauderbach ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 44th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HattyMichael P. Hatty ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 45th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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StutesmanPaul Stutesman ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 49th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Hill-KennedyScott P. Hill-Kennedy ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 50th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LambrosJames P. Lambros A| No| | 100% ApprovedA

### 54th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GierhartAmy Grace Gierhart ApprovedA| No| 49.41%| 59.28% ApprovedA
OverdierFrederick C. Overdier | No| 13.13%|
Van AukenJoseph A. Van Auken | No| 14.77%|
BettsRobert A. Betts | No| 22.67%| 40.71% DefeatedD

### 55th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Aleck, IIGhazey H. Aleck, II | No| | 27.64% DefeatedD
MienkRoy Mienk ApprovedA| Yes| | 72.35% ApprovedA

### 56th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CunninghamJan Cunningham ApprovedA| No| | 61.08% ApprovedA
FreemanSteve Freeman | No| | 38.91% DefeatedD

### 57th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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JohnsonCharles W. Johnson (Michigan) A| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

## In the News[edit]

### Filing deadline sets judicial races[edit]

As featured in JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more! on May 3, 2012.

With the exception of races for the Michigan Supreme Court, the deadline for judicial candidates in the state for this year's primary election was Tuesday, May 1. The staff at Judgepeda is working hard to create candidate pages for all of these races. Please check back in the next two weeks to find out who is running in your area.

Below is a highlight of Michigan's judicial races in 2012:

Court of Appeals 12 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan Court of Appeals, and not one will face an opponent this year. To learn who is running, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012.

Circuit Courts 59 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan Circuit Court. To learn who is running, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts.

District Courts 62 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan District Courts. To learn who is running, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts.

Probate Courts 68 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan Probate Courts. [1]

## Appellate Courts[edit]

For Supreme Court and Court of Appeals races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012.

## District Courts[edit]

For District Court races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts.

## Probate Courts[edit]

For Probate Court races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Probate Courts.

## See also[edit]

* Michigan judicial elections
* Portal:Judicial elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Department of State, 2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing

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