Demetria Brue
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2012 - Present
2027
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Demetria Brue is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She assumed office in 2012. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Brue ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Brue was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder on August 22, 2012, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Willie Lipscomb. Brue was then elected to the court on November 4, 2014, to serve out the remainder of Lipscomb's term.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Brue received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and her J.D. degree from the Wayne State University Law School.[3]
Career
Before her appointment to the 36th District Court, Brue served as an assistant prosecutor in Wayne County.[1] She also previously worked as a defense attorney in private practice and as an assistant prosecutor for Oakland County.[3]
Awards and associations
- Member, National Black Prosecutors’ Association
- Member, Wolverine Bar Association [4]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Blount (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 112,989 | |
| ✔ | Shannon A. Holmes (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 95,095 | |
| ✔ | Ronald Giles (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 88,515 | |
| ✔ | Demetria Brue (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 88,251 | |
| ✔ | Esther Lynise Bryant-Weekes (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 86,002 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Jefferson (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 84,025 | |
| ✔ | Kenneth J. King (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 82,775 | |
| ✔ | Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 79,974 | |
| ✔ | Michael E. Wagner (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 71,035 | |
| Evette Dukes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 174 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 7,599 | ||
| Total votes: 796,434 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Brue ran for re-election to the 36th District Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State Bar of Michigan Blog, "Breaking: Governor Appoints Demetria Brue to 36th District Court," August 22, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan.gov, "Snyder makes appointments to Wayne County Probate, 36th District courts," August 22, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Snyder appoints 2 metro Detroiters to judgeships," August 22, 2012
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
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State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan