8th District Judge of District Court - Non-Incumbent Position
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
Mark A. Holsomback has been the attorney magistrate of Kalamazoo County's 8th District Court since 2023, handling arraignments, minor offenses and informal hearings. He was earlier a county assistant prosecutor on the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, a drug enforcement unit.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Nonpartisan
Rachel Vinales is a senior staff attorney at Kalamazoo County Defender, the county's public defender firm, after several years as a public defender in Kentucky. She favors bond conditions tailored to each defendant and alternatives to jail in sentencing where appropriate.
Sources: kalcounty.gov2