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36th District Judge of District Court - Incumbent - 6 Year Term, City of Detroit

Unofficial result: Won — Demetria Brue (Nonpartisan), Shannon A. Holmes (Nonpartisan), E. Lynise Bryant (Nonpartisan), Kenneth J. King (Nonpartisan), Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson (Nonpartisan), Millicent D. Sherman (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 her 2015 appointment. Before that she practiced criminal, landlord-tenant and civil law in Detroit, and she holds degrees from the University of Tennessee and Howard University School of Law.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since her 2012 appointment. Before that she spent decades as an assistant prosecutor in Wayne County, and she holds degrees from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Wayne State University Law School.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for, 1 against

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since her 2007 appointment. She was earlier a Detroit administrative hearing officer and personnel director for the Detroit Police Department, and holds degrees from Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State law school.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since his 2006 appointment. He was earlier an executive administrator for the Wayne County Executive and a Wayne County assistant prosecutor, and holds degrees from Michigan State and University of Detroit Mercy law school.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for, 1 against, Impartiality 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since her 2021 appointment, after 15 years as a magistrate there, latterly chief magistrate. She earlier ran a solo law practice and holds degrees from the University of Michigan and University of Detroit Mercy law school.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Judge on Detroit's 36th District Court since 2011, where she leads its specialty courts, including drug treatment, veterans and mental health dockets. She was earlier chief of staff and human resources director for the City of Detroit.

Records: Legal Competence 1 for

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