36th District Judge of District Court - Non-Incumbent - 6 Year Term, City of Detroit
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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
Attorney magistrate at Detroit's 36th District Court since 2025, appointed by the court's chief judge. A Michigan lawyer since 1993 who practiced criminal law and ran her own firm, she holds degrees from Michigan State University and Detroit College of Law.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Jo A. Irby
LostNonpartisan
Attorney who runs her own law office in Southfield, with a practice covering criminal defense, family, probate, landlord-tenant and veterans cases. She holds degrees from Eastern Michigan University and the University of Detroit law school.
Nonpartisan
Former judge of Detroit's 36th District Court, who served until 2023; that year the Michigan Supreme Court suspended her from judicial office for six years for misconduct. She was earlier a criminal defense lawyer and holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Wayne State law school.
Records: Legal Competence 1 against
Nonpartisan
Magistrate of Detroit's 36th District Court since 2023, after 18 years as a Wayne County assistant prosecutor. He is a graduate of Fisk University and Washington and Lee University School of Law.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
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