Stacia Buchanan
MI · Chief Judge, 54-A District Court
A criminal defense and family law attorney since 2003 who was appointed to the bench in 2017 and now serves as chief judge. Focuses on expanding eviction diversion that connects tenants with housing services, and on indigent defense access.
Where Stacia Buchanan stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
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Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Presided over Ingham County's mental health treatment court from May 2019 through December 2021. The program served 59 participants, held 130 hearings, and graduated 15 people.
May 8, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: resolutions.ingham.org · researched August 8, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
The Michigan Supreme Court reappointed her as chief judge of the 54-A District Court in Lansing.
November 14, 2025
Source: courts.michigan.gov · researched August 8, 2026
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution honoring her service leading the county's mental health treatment court. The resolution also recorded her appointment as chief judge of the Lansing district court starting January 1, 2022.
December 14, 2021
Source: resolutions.ingham.org · researched August 8, 2026
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Ruled that search warrant records from the criminal investigation of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield must be made public. She found the secrecy law shields those records only from the person whose property was searched.
November 8, 2022Favorable on Impartiality
Source: bridgemi.com · researched August 8, 2026
Race Stacia Buchanan is in:
- Judge of District Court, 54-A District, City of Lansing · November 3, 2026 · Lansing city, Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched August 8, 2026.