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36th District Judge of District Court - Incumbent - Partial Term Ending 01/01/2031, City of Detroit

Unofficial result: Won — Chastity A. Youngblood (Nonpartisan), Herman Griffin IV (Nonpartisan), Ponce D. Clay (Nonpartisan)

Source: app.enhancedvoting.com

What does this office do?

  • Deciding traffic tickets and fines
  • Deciding small claims cases
  • Ruling on city code violations

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

Candidates:

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since 2025, after 15 years as a Wayne County assistant prosecutor who helped free three people wrongly serving life sentences. She says she will serve with empathy, fairness and integrity, and wants equal access to the courts.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since his 2025 appointment. He was earlier a defense attorney, including in the court's mental health specialty court, and deputy director of a regional assigned-counsel office, and he holds a law degree and a doctorate in ministry.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since his 2025 appointment, hearing landlord-tenant cases. He is a retired Navy officer of 20+ years, a former Wayne County veterans services director, and a former Detroit lawyer in probate, real estate and housing cases.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Sources: waynecountymi.gov · mi-boe.entellitrak.com