Oakland County, Michigan (Judicial)
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The people of Oakland County are served by the Michigan Second 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 Oakland County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Judges
Circuit Court
6th Circuit Court, Michigan
- Nanci Grant (Chief judge)
- James Alexander
- Martha Anderson
- Leo Bowman
- Mary Ellen Brennan
- Lisa Ortlieb Gorcyca
- Shalina Kumar
- Denise Langford-Morris
- Lisa Langton
- Jeffery Matis
- Cheryl Matthews
- Phyllis McMillen
- Daniel Patrick O'Brien
- Yasmine Isshak Poles
- Wendy Lynn Potts
- Victoria Valentine
- Michael D. Warren, Jr.[1]
District Court
Michigan Fifty-first Judicial District Court
- Richard Kuhn (Chief judge)
- Todd Fox[2]
Michigan Forty-third Judicial District Court
- Charles Goedert
- Keith Hunt
- Joseph Longo (Chief judge)[2]
Michigan Forty-sixth Judicial District Court
Michigan Forty-seventh Judicial District Court
- Marla Parker (Chief judge)
- James Brady[2]
Michigan Forty-fourth Judicial District Court
Michigan Forty-eighth Judicial District Court
- Kimberly Small (Chief judge)
- Marc Barron
- Diane D' Agostini[2]
Michigan Fifty-second Judicial District Court
Julie Nicholson serves as the chief judge for each city.[2]
Novi
Clarkston
Rochester Hills
Troy
Michigan Fiftieth Judicial District Court
Michigan 45B Judicial District Court
- Michelle Friedman Appel (Chief judge)
- David M. Gubow[2]
Michigan 45A Judicial District Court
- James L. Wittenberg (Chief judge)[2]
Probate Court
Oakland County Probate Court, Michigan
- Linda S. Hallmark (Chief judge)
- Jennifer Callaghan
- Daniel A. O'Brien
- Kathleen Ryan[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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Elections
- 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, 2025
- 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
Primary election
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
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
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]