Chandra W. Baker-Robinson
Nonpartisan · MI · Judge, Wayne County Third Circuit Court
Chandra W. Baker-Robinson is a Wayne County Third Circuit Court judge assigned to the Criminal Division. Elected in 2020, she previously spent nearly 12 years as a Wayne County prosecutor and led the office's arson unit.
Track record
General
· 3 records
Judge Chandra W. Baker-Robinson granted William Whateley a new trial after his lawyers argued that his arson conviction relied on outdated and unreliable fire-investigation methods.
March 10, 2026
Source: metrotimes.com · researched July 13, 2026
Judge Chandra W. Baker-Robinson resentenced Ivory Thomas, who had served nearly 60 years for a murder committed when he was 18, to a term that made him eligible for immediate release after Michigan extended constitutional protections against mandatory life-without-parole sentences.
February 13, 2024
Source: waynecountymi.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Judge Chandra W. Baker-Robinson denied a defense request to recuse herself and order a new trial after learning, once a murder case had gone to the jury, that the victim was a distant relative of her husband whom neither she nor her husband knew.
August 21, 2023
Source: clickondetroit.com · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- 3rd Circuit Judge of Circuit Court - Incumbent - 6 Year Terms · November 3, 2026 · Wayne County, Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.