Cylenthia LaToye Miller
MI · Judge, Criminal Division, Wayne County Third Judicial Circuit Court
Cylenthia LaToye Miller is a criminal division judge in Wayne County who served on Detroit's 36th District Court from 2006 to 2019. She founded Street Outreach Court Detroit, which helps homeless residents clear minor cases, and once led Detroit's employment and training department.
Where Cylenthia LaToye Miller stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Civil Rights (4 records)
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Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Cylenthia LaToye Miller testified to a Michigan Senate committee in support of SB 342, which addressed discipline for law-enforcement officers who knowingly give false or misleading information during internal investigations.
June 26, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: committees.senate.michigan.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support
Cylenthia LaToye Miller dismissed felony-murder and first-degree child-abuse charges against Charles Evans during trial after finding that prosecution discovery failures denied a fair proceeding.
December 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wxyz.com · researched July 13, 2026
Cylenthia LaToye Miller testified before the Michigan Supreme Court in support of adding provisional and registered foreign-language interpreter categories to address interpreter shortages and low oral-exam passage rates.
November 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: courts.michigan.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Cylenthia LaToye Miller testified to a Michigan Senate committee in support of SB 342, which addressed discipline for law-enforcement officers who knowingly give false or misleading information during internal investigations.
June 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: committees.senate.michigan.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Cylenthia LaToye Miller helped found and presided over Street Outreach Court Detroit, which let people experiencing homelessness resolve civil infractions and misdemeanors through individualized service plans and court relief.
June 20, 2013Supports Civil Rights
Source: legalnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
As director of Detroit's Employment and Training Department, Cylenthia LaToye Miller asked the City Council to authorize acceptance of $860,200 in state workforce funding for programs operated through Focus: HOPE; the council adopted the request.
November 12, 2004
Source: detroitmi.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable
Cylenthia LaToye Miller dismissed felony-murder and first-degree child-abuse charges against Charles Evans during trial after finding that prosecution discovery failures denied a fair proceeding.
December 8, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: wxyz.com · researched July 13, 2026
Advised Detroit's Board of Police Commissioners on updating the police directive for juveniles and school incidents, citing Michigan law on juvenile custody, detention, and diversion.
November 18, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: detroitmi.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Cylenthia LaToye Miller dismissed a felony misconduct-in-office charge against Detroit Police Corporal Dewayne Jones after reviewing video evidence, while allowing a misdemeanor assault-and-battery charge to proceed to trial.
January 15, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: wxyz.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Cylenthia LaToye Miller pleaded no contest to a checkpoint violation after carrying a loaded firearm through Detroit Metropolitan Airport security; the court imposed 90 days of probation and $1,400 in fines and costs.
September 16, 2024
Source: fox17online.com · researched July 13, 2026
Race Cylenthia LaToye Miller is in:
- 3rd Circuit Judge of Circuit Court - Incumbent - 6 Year Terms · November 3, 2026 · Wayne County, Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.