Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

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The terms of seven Michigan intermediate appellate court judges expired on January 1, 2023. Two special elections were also called for partial terms ending on January 1, 2027. One special election was called for a partial term ending on January 1, 2025. The 10 seats were up for nonpartisan election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for non-incumbents was April 19, 2022.[1] The deadline for incumbents to file affidavits of candidacy was March 21, 2022.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Vacancies
* 1.1 First District Court of Appeals
* 1.2 Second District Court of Appeals
* 1.3 Third District Court of Appeals
* 2 Candidates and results
* 2.1 First District Court of Appeals
* 2.1.1 Garrett and Cameron's seats (regular)
* 2.1.2 Hood's seat (special)
* 2.2 Second District Court of Appeals
* 2.2.1 O'Brien's seat (regular)
* 2.2.2 Patel's seat (special)
* 2.3 Third District Court of Appeals
* 2.3.1 Redford's seat (regular)
* 2.3.2 Yates' seat (special)
* 2.3.3 Sawyer vacancy (regular)
* 2.4 Fourth District Court of Appeals
* 2.4.1 Gadola and Swartzle's seats (regular)
* 3 Judges not on the ballot
* 4 Campaign finance
* 4.1 1st District
* 4.2 1st District
* 4.3 2nd District
* 4.4 2nd District
* 4.5 3rd District
* 4.6 3rd District
* 4.7 3rd District
* 4.8 4th District
* 5 Selection
* 5.1 Qualifications
* 5.2 Chief judge
* 5.3 Vacancies
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## Vacancies[edit]

### First District Court of Appeals[edit]

Judge Karen Fort Hood created a vacancy when she passed away on August 15, 2021.[3] Noah Hood was appointed to replace Hood until the November 2022 election.

### Second District Court of Appeals[edit]

Judge Jonathan Tukel created a vacancy when he passed away on September 17, 2021.[4] Sima Patel was appointed to replace Tukel until the November 2022 election.

### Third District Court of Appeals[edit]

Judge Jane Beckering created a vacancy when she was appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Christopher P. Yates was appointed to replace Beckering until the November 2022 election.

## Candidates and results[edit]

### First District Court of Appeals[edit]

#### Garrett and Cameron's seats (regular)[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals (2 seats)

Incumbent Kristina Robinson Garrett and incumbent Thomas Cameron won election in the general election for Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Kristina Robinson Garrett (Nonpartisan) |

51.8

| 465,881

| Thomas Cameron (Nonpartisan) |

48.2

| 432,894

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 898,775

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#### Hood's seat (special)[edit]

#### General election

##### Special general election for Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Noah Hood won election in the special general election for Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Noah Hood (Nonpartisan) |

100.0

| 522,016

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 522,016

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### Second District Court of Appeals[edit]

#### O'Brien's seat (regular)[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Colleen O'Brien won election in the general election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Colleen O'Brien (Nonpartisan) |

100.0

| 654,634

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| Total votes: 654,634

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#### Patel's seat (special)[edit]

#### 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

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| Sima Patel (Nonpartisan) |

56.7

| 467,524

| Michael D. Warren Jr. (Nonpartisan) |

43.3

| 356,424

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 823,948

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### Third District Court of Appeals[edit]

#### Redford's seat (regular)[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals

Incumbent James Robert Redford won election in the general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| James Robert Redford (Nonpartisan) |

100.0

| 686,786

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| Total votes: 686,786

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#### Yates' seat (special)[edit]

#### General election

##### Special general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Christopher P. Yates won election in the special general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Christopher P. Yates (Nonpartisan) |

100.0

| 686,680

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| Total votes: 686,680

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#### Sawyer vacancy (regular)[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals

Kathleen Feeney defeated Raymond P. Voet in the general election for Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Kathleen Feeney (Nonpartisan) |

61.9

| 489,462

| Raymond P. Voet (Nonpartisan) |

38.1

| 301,504

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 790,966

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Kerene Moore (Nonpartisan)

### Fourth District Court of Appeals[edit]

#### Gadola and Swartzle's seats (regular)[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Gadola and incumbent Brock Swartzle won election in the general election for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Michael Gadola (Nonpartisan) |

51.9

| 609,657

| Brock Swartzle (Nonpartisan) |

48.1

| 565,831

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,175,488

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## Judges not on the ballot[edit]

* David Sawyer

## Campaign finance[edit]

#### 1st District[edit]

#### 1st District[edit]

#### 2nd District[edit]

#### 2nd District[edit]

#### 3rd District[edit]

#### 3rd District[edit]

#### 3rd District[edit]

#### 4th District[edit]

## Selection[edit]

The judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections and must face re-election if they wish to remain on the court. Unlike the supreme court, candidates are placed on the ballot via nonpartisan primaries or by nominating petitions. Judges on the appeals court serve six-year terms.[5]

### Qualifications[edit]

To be elected to the appeals court, a judge must:

* 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;
* be under the age of 70.[5]

### Chief judge[edit]

The chief judge of the appeals court is selected by supreme court appointment for a term lasting two years.[5]

### Vacancies[edit]

The process for filling vacancies on the appeals court is identical to that used by the supreme court. With the assistance of the judicial qualifications committee, the governor names a replacement to serve until the next general election.[5]

## See also[edit]

Michigan | Judicial Selection | More Courts

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## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Michigan Court of Appeals

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-INCUMBENT JUDICIAL CANDIDATES," January 27, 2022
2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY," accessed February 2, 2022
3. ↑ Record Eagle,"Michigan Appeals Court Judge Karen Fort Hood has died," August 16, 2021
4. ↑ Detroit News, "Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Jonathan Tukel dies," September 17, 2021
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed August 27, 2021

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