Judge of District Court, 54-A District, City of Lansing
Lansing city, Michigan
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 70 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 113,023 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 113,023) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.75, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Deciding traffic tickets and fines
- Deciding small claims cases
- Ruling on city code violations
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
A criminal defense and family law attorney since 2003 who was appointed to the bench in 2017 and now serves as chief judge. Focuses on expanding eviction diversion that connects tenants with housing services, and on indigent defense access.
Records: Impartiality 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: mi-boe.entellitrak.com · clerk.ingham.org · legislature.mi.gov