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Judge of District Court - 70th District, 2nd Division

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Candidates:

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Saginaw County district judge since 2006 and a former three-term Michigan state representative who later chaired the State Tax Commission. Western Michigan University and Thomas M. Cooley Law School graduate.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Saginaw County district judge since 2018 and a lifelong county resident. Previously spent twelve years in private practice at Smith Bovill, PC, concentrating on probate, estate planning and elder law. University of Michigan and Valparaiso law graduate.

Sources: saginawcountymi.gov2