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Edward J. Joseph

MI · Judge, Civil Division, Wayne County Third Circuit Court

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Edward J. Joseph has been a Wayne County civil division judge since his appointment in 2014. He spent more than two decades in private practice handling civil, probate, juvenile, and criminal litigation, and served as a special assistant attorney general.

Where Edward J. Joseph 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

  • Edward Joseph began presiding over Wayne County's Juvenile Mental Health Court, which combines weekly court oversight with home-based treatment and community services to reduce reoffending and out-of-home placement.

    January 1, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: 3rdcc.org · researched July 13, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • Edward Joseph reinstated a $19 million judgment in the Highland Park water-debt litigation and ordered Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority to develop a payment plan through facilitation by May 31.

    April 20, 2023

    Source: clickondetroit.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • Edward Joseph terminated Mitchelle Blair's parental rights to her two surviving children and one father's rights, while preserving another father's rights and continued court services for his daughter.

    July 27, 2015

    Source: fox2detroit.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • A Wayne County court appointed Edward Joseph as guardian ad litem for a mother with serious mental-health concerns during a child-protection case involving a request to terminate parental rights.

    February 13, 2007

    Source: law.justia.com · researched July 13, 2026

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable

  • Edward Joseph began serving as presiding judge of the Third Circuit Court's Family Division Juvenile Section.

    January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: 3rdcc.org · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.