Tracy E. Van den Bergh
MI · 22nd Circuit Court Judge (Washtenaw County)
Tracy E. Van den Bergh is a Washtenaw County circuit judge who hears civil and child protective cases. A former clinical social worker, legal aid attorney and assistant attorney general, she focuses on mental health and substance abuse issues in the courts and on vulnerable families.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the Washtenaw County Democratic Party's endorsement for 22nd Circuit Court judge at its August 15, 2026 endorsement meeting.
August 15, 2026
Source: washtenawdems.org
Ruled that her court lacked jurisdiction over a lawsuit by Entheofest organizers against the University of Michigan over a denied festival permit. She moved the case to the Michigan Court of Claims.
September 3, 2025
Source: wemu.org
Won election to an open seat on the Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court on November 3, 2020. She got 80,083 votes (53.1%) to Nick Roumel's 70,010 (46.4%).
November 3, 2020
Source: electionresults.ewashtenaw.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
Had a child custody order she issued vacated by the Michigan Court of Appeals (Kuebler v Kuebler). The court found she changed parenting time without the hearings state custody law requires and made evidence errors. It declined the father's request to move the case to a different judge.
May 11, 2023Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: courts.michigan.gov
Past race Tracy E. Van den Bergh ran in:
- 22nd Circuit Judge of Circuit Court - Incumbent Position · November 3, 2026 · Washtenaw County, Michigan · incumbent