Macomb County Judge of Circuit Court - 16th Circuit - Incumbent Position
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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
James M. Maceroni has served as a Macomb County circuit judge since 2014. He previously practiced criminal and family law and sat on the county charter commission and the Lakeshore Legal Aid board, and he oversees the Swift and Sure Sanctions probation program.
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Julie Gatti
WonNonpartisan · Incumbent
Julie Gatti has served as a Macomb County circuit judge since 2018, sitting in the civil and criminal division after more than 22 years in private practice. A former county bar association president, she works with the county's sobriety treatment court.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Matthew S. Switalski has served as a Macomb County circuit judge since 2002 and is presiding judge of its family division. He earlier worked as an assistant city attorney for three municipalities and as a county assistant prosecutor.
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Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Tanya A. Grillo has served as a Macomb County circuit judge since her appointment in January 2026. She coordinated indigent defense for Southfield, was a Mount Clemens administrative hearing officer, and founded a criminal-defense and trial practice.
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Sources: macombgovdocs.org · macombgov.org