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 A| Yes| | 5.92% A
CavanaghJerome Cavanagh A| Yes| | 6.14% A
BrennanJoseph V. Brennan | No| | 3.73% D
McCarthyKathleen McCarthy A| Yes| | 6.92% A
SmithLeslie Smith A| Yes| | 5.79% A
ParkerLinda V. Parker A| Yes| | 6.29% A
OxholmMaria Oxholm A| Yes| | 6.2% A
HalloranRichard Halloran A| Yes| | 5.14% A
ColomboRobert Colombo A| Yes| | 5.15% A
SmithVirgil Smith (Michigan judge) A| Yes| | 5.28% A
BaxterWendy Baxter A| Yes| | 7.14% A

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 A| No| 18.22%| 21.82% A
WhitakerDavid D. Whitaker | No| 6.87%|
GillisJane Ellen Gillis | No| 7.44%|
SullivanJohn J. Sullivan | No| 8.69%| 10.66% D
BraxtonKaren Braxton A| No| 12.72%| 18.7% A
RamseyKelly Ann Ramsey | No| 9.13%| 15.52% D
CoxKevin Cox A| No| 12.54%| 17.47% A
SomersMark Somers | No| 6.04%|
SmithNicole Lee-Ann Smith | No| |  D
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 A| Yes| | 34.91% A
Van HoutenMargaret Van Houten A| Yes| | 36.94% A

### 4th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 5th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McDowellAmy McDowell A| Yes| | 100% A

### 6th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for five positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

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 A| No| 35.22%| 59.38% A
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 A| Yes| | 100% A
NeithercutGeoffrey Neithercut A| Yes| | 100% A
FullertonJudith Fullerton A| Yes| | 100% A

### 9th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 10th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 14th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SmedleyAnnette Smedley A| No| 17.54%| 50.2% A
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% D

### 16th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for five positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 17th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for four positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 18th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 20th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Van AllsburgJon Van Allsburg A| Yes| | 100% A

### 21st Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DuthieMark Duthie A| Yes| | 100% A

### 22nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WoodyardMichael Woodyard | No| | 23.42% D
ConnorsTimothy Connors A| Yes| | 76.57% A

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 27th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MontonAnthony Monton A| Yes| | 100% A

### 30th Circuit Court[edit]

Judge ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BairdLaura Baird A| Yes| | 100% A

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 A| No| 32.04%| 54.57% A
RossKen Ross | No| 23.52%| 45.42% D
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 A| No| | 50.73% A

### 36th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BrickleyKathleen M. Brickley A| Yes| | 62.84% A
CooperMatthew R. Cooper | No| | 37.15% D

### 37th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SindtConrad Sindt A| Yes| | 100% A

### 38th Circuit Court[edit]

Judge ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

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SweeneyCheryl R. Sweeney | No| 23.07%| 43.93% D
WhiteDaniel S. White A| Yes| 44.28%| 56.06% A
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 A| Yes| | 100% A

### 42nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LauderbachJonathan Lauderbach A| Yes| | 100% A

### 44th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 45th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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StutesmanPaul Stutesman A| Yes| | 100% A

### 49th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 50th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 54th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 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% D
MienkRoy Mienk A| Yes| | 72.35% A

### 56th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CunninghamJan Cunningham A| No| | 61.08% A
FreemanSteve Freeman | No| | 38.91% D

### 57th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

## 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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