Wayne County, Michigan (Judicial)

The people of Wayne County are served by the Michigan First District Court of Appeals, a circuit court, district court, and probate court.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has jurisdiction in Wayne County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

Wayne County, Michigan

## Circuit Court[edit]

### 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan

* Yvonna Abraham
* David Allen
* Mariam Bazzi
* Annette Berry
* Gregory Bill
* Christopher M. Blount
* Ulysses Boykin
* Karen Braxton
* Jerome Cavanagh
* Eric Cholack
* James Chylinski
* Kevin Cox
* Melissa Cox
* Paul Cusick
* Susan Dabaja
* Christopher Dingell
* Prentis Edwards Jr.
* Charlene Elder
* Wanda Evans
* Edward Ewell
* Helal Farhat
* Patricia Fresard
* Sheila Ann Gibson
* John Gillis
* Alexis Glendening
* Tracy Green
* David A. Groner
* Adel Harb
* Bridget Hathaway
* Cynthia Hathaway
* Dana Margaret Hathaway
* Daniel Arthur Hathaway
* Thomas Hathaway
* Charles S. Hegarty
* Catherine Heise
* Susan L. Hubbard
* Muriel Hughes
* Edward Joseph
* Timothy Kenny
* Don Knapp
* Qiana Lillard
* Kathleen McCarthy
* Cylenthia LaToye Miller
* John Murphy
* Lynne A. Pierce
* Kelly Ann Ramsey
* Mark Slavens
* Leslie Smith
* Martha Snow
* Craig Strong
* Brian Sullivan
* Lawrence Talon
* Carla Testani
* Deborah Thomas
* Regina Thomas
* Margaret Van Houten
* Darnella Williams[1]
* Shannon N. Walker[2]

## District Court[edit]

### Michigan Sixteenth Judicial District Court (City of Livonia)

* Sean P. Kavanagh (Chief judge)
* Kathleen McCann[3][4]

### Michigan Seventeenth Judicial District Court (Redford Township)

* Karen Khalil (Chief judge)
* Krista Haroutunian[5]

### Michigan Eighteenth Judicial District Court (City of Westland)

* Sandra Ference Cicirelli (Chief judge)
* Mark A. McConnell[3]

### Michigan Nineteenth Judicial District Court (City of Dearborn)

* Gene Hunt
* Sam Salamey
* Mark Somers[3]

### Michigan Twentieth Judicial District Court (City of Dearborn Heights)

* David Turfe (Chief judge)
* Mark J. Plawecki[5]

### Michigan Twenty-first Judicial District Court (Garden City)

* Richard L. Hammer, Jr.[3]

### Michigan Twenty-second Judicial District Court (City of Inkster)

* Sabrina Johnson (Chief judge)[3][6]

### Michigan Twenty-third Judicial District Court (City of Taylor)

* Victoria I. Shackelford
* Joseph D. Slaven

### Magistrate[edit]

* Warren Waterman [7]

Former judges

* Geno Salomone
* William Sutherland

### Michigan Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court (Cities of Allen Park and Melvindale)

* John T. Courtright (Chief judge)
* Richard A. Page[5]

### Michigan Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court (Cities of Ecorse and Lincoln Park)

* Greg Clifton (Chief judge)
* David J. Zelenak[5]

### Michigan Twenty-seventh Judicial District Court (City of Wyandotte)

* Elizabeth DiSanto[5]

### Former judges[edit]

* Randy L. Kalmbach

### Michigan Twenty-eighth Judicial District Court (City of Southgate)

* Elisabeth Mullins

### Michigan Twenty-ninth Judicial District Court (Wayne City)

* Breeda O'Leary

### Michigan Thirtieth Judicial District Court (City of Highland Park)

* Brigette R. Officer[5]

### Michigan Thirty-first Judicial District Court (City of Hamtramck)

* Alexis Krot[5]

### Michigan 32A Judicial District Court (City of Harper Woods)

* Rebekah Coleman

### Michigan Thirty-third Judicial District Court (City of Woodhaven)

* Jennifer C. Hesson
* Michael K. McNally (Chief judge)[5]

### Michigan Thirty-fourth Judicial District Court (City of Romulus)

* Tina Brooks Green (Chief judge)
* Lisa Martin
* Brian A. Oakley

### Michigan Thirty-fifth Judicial District Court (City of Plymouth)

* James A. Plakas (Chief judge)
* Michael Gerou
* Ronald Lowe[5]

### Michigan Thirty-sixth Judicial District Court (City of Detroit)

* Lydia Adams
* Roberta Archer
* Christopher M. Blount
* Demetria Brue
* Esther Lynise Bryant-Weekes
* Donald Coleman
* Kahlilia Davis
* Deborah Bledsoe Ford
* Austin Garrett
* Kristina Robinson Garrett

* Ruth Ann Garrett
* Ronald Giles
* Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson
* Shannon A. Holmes
* Patricia Jefferson
* Kenyatta Jones
* Alicia Jones-Coleman
* Kenneth J. King
* Jacquelyn McClinton

* William C. McConico
* Sean Perkins
* Donna Robinson Milhouse
* Kevin Robbins
* David Robinson
* Aliyah Sabree
* Millicent Sherman
* Marlena E. Taylor
* Michael E. Wagner
* Larry Williams[8][5]

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## Probate Court[edit]

### Wayne County Probate Court, Michigan

* David Braxton
* Freddie G. Burton, Jr. (Chief judge)
* Judy A. Hartsfield
* Terrance Keith
* Lisa Marie Neilson
* Lawrence Paolucci
* David Perkins
* Frank S. Szymanski [9]

## See also[edit]

* Courts in Michigan
* Michigan judicial elections

## External links[edit]

* Michigan Courts
* Wayne County, Michigan website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan.gov, "Governor Whitmer Appoints Darnella D. Williams to the 3rd Circuit Court," March 13, 2020
2. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Wayne County," accessed February 6, 2019
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Michigan Courts, "Wayne County Courts," accessed July 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "court" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "court" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "court" defined multiple times with different content
4. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Wayne County," accessed July 11, 2014
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Michigan Courts, "Wayne County," accessed July 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "wayne" defined multiple times with different content
6. ↑ FreeNewsPos.com, "Double duty ends for GC Judge Hammer," April 11, 2013
7. ↑ City of Taylor, "23rd District Court," accessed May 28, 2014
8. ↑ Michigan's 36th District Court, "Judges," accessed July 19, 2014
9. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Trial Court Directory: Wayne County," accessed November 21, 2014

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# Elections[edit]

See also: Michigan judicial elections

Michigan is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Michigan, click here.

* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* Michigan judicial elections, 2014
* Michigan judicial elections, 2012
* Michigan judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

If there are more than twice the number of candidates than there are judgeships up for election, the race will appear on the primary election ballot. In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election.

### General election[edit]

If there are not more than twice the amount of candidates than there are persons to be elected, the race will not appear on the primary election ballot, but only on the general election ballot.[1]

### Ties[edit]

If two or more candidates in a race receive the same number of votes, the election is to be decided by lot. In a process run by a county clerk, the candidates choose slips of paper from a box that say either "elected" or "not elected".[2]

1. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.540," accessed July 9, 2014
2. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.851," accessed August 27, 2014