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8th District Judge of District Court - Incumbent Position

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

Kathleen P. Hemingway has been an 8th District Court judge in Kalamazoo County since 2017 and is its chief judge. Before her appointment she was a county assistant prosecutor for 10 years, handling drug, firearm and violent-crime cases.

Records: Legal Competence 2 for

Sources: kalcounty.gov2