St. Clair County, Michigan (Judicial)

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The people of St. Clair County are served by the Michigan Fourth 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 St. Clair County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

St. Clair County, Michigan

## Circuit Court[edit]

### 31st Circuit Court, Michigan

* Daniel Kelly (Chief judge)
* Cynthia Lane
* Michael West[1]

## District Court[edit]

### Michigan Seventy-second Judicial District Court

* Mona Armstrong[2]
* Michael Hulewicz
* Daniel Kelly (Chief judge)
* John Monaghan[3]

## Probate Court[edit]

### St. Clair County Probate Court, Michigan

* Daniel Kelly (Chief judge)
* Elwood L. Brown
* John Tomlinson[4]

## See also[edit]

* Courts in Michigan
* Michigan counties
* Michigan judicial elections

## External links[edit]

* Michigan Courts, "Court Directory by County"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Courts, "St. Clair County," accessed July 8, 2014
2. ↑ Times Herald, "Mona Armstrong appointed to district judge seat," March 6, 2020
3. ↑ Michigan Courts, "St. Clair County," accessed July 19, 2014
4. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Trial Court Directory: St. Clair County"

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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, 2024
* Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* 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