Christopher J. Brown

Started a diversion program in his Madison County juvenile court with a state grant. It keeps first-time minor offenders and truant kids out of formal court cases. By June 2020, 138 of 216 youth served had finished it.

January 24, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Had a grandparent visitation order from his juvenile court thrown out by the state appeals court (Rees v. Rees). The appeals court said the Madison County juvenile court never had the legal power to grant a grandparent visitation. The order was declared void.

April 6, 2026Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Had a child custody ruling from his juvenile court reversed by the state appeals court (Tinch v. Seward). The court had turned a pretrial meeting into a custody decision when the father did not show up. The appeals court said the father got no fair notice, which violated his right to due process.

September 19, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Had a ruling from his juvenile court reversed by the state appeals court (In re T.G.O.). His court had refused to hold a mother in contempt for breaking a parenting-exchange order. The appeals court found her in contempt and sent the case back.

March 5, 2018Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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