Judge Christina Elmore was elected to the 17th Circuit Court and began her term on January 1, 2019. The Court's activities are divided into the following functions: He served as chairman of legal redress for the Michigan NAACP. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. font-size: .9em; A primary election occurred on August 2, 2016. The Circuit Court ruled in favor of City Clerk Sonja Buffa and the Warren Election Commission, which . Health Department. GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Six candidates are vying for three judicial seats in contested races Nov. 3 in the county. Judge Denenfeld is assigned to the Civil/Criminal Division of the Circuit Court. Box 20126, . clear: both; Further, the 67th District Court has a website where information about the Court is accessible to the public at any time. Thus, my conclusion is that the Court of Appeals has chosen to deny the voters of Warren the right to have a choice in November. A more consequential date, if the Michigan Supreme Court takes up the appeal, would come within the next few months. I have served as a volunteer mediator and contributed countless hours of pro bono work. Denenfeld holds a B.A. [4], The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the state supreme court to two-year terms. Kent County, Michigan. These metrics should be selected in conjunction with the community, reviewed on a biannual basis and shared with the public. Follow her on Twitter: @challreporter. To learn more about judicial selection in Michigan, click here. margin-bottom: 1px; .courts-container hr {background-color:#f0a236;padding-bottom:2px;}, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Michigan Supreme Court She received a bachelors degree, graduating Cum Laude, from the University of Michigan and received her juris doctorate from Michigan State University. background-color: #f9f9f9; [5], If two or more candidates in a race receive the same number of votes, the election is to be decided by lot. Making fair decisions as a judge is truly a skill that takes years to develop. display: inline-block; } 17th Circuit Judge of Circuit Court Incumbent 6 Year Terms (4) Positions: Filed On: Method: INC. This begins by providing the public with the tools to confirm that fair and equal justice apply to everyone. Marsh: I ran for judge in 2018 and I received 53,381 votes in that race. Christenson: The Supreme Court Administrator does set and track benchmarks for courts to follow however, the information is not easily ascertainable. We can go a long way to restoring the confidence in the court system by being completely transparent and showcasing the integrity of the courts. He graduated from Flint Southwestern Academy and received a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan-Flint and juris doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The 17th Circuit Court is a circuit court in Michigan that encompasses Kent County. Vinsons opinion, which was accepted by the Warren Election Commission during an Election Day meeting in November, stated it was not clear that the ballot proposal approved by voters in 2020 should apply to Fouts. font-weight: bold; The 17th Circuit Court is a circuit court in Michigan . color: white; But City Attorney Ethan Vinson issued an opinion that the 2020 term limits did not bar Fouts from running for a fifth term. election law stipulates that in instances where a candidate for Court of Appeals Judge, Circuit Court Judge, District Court Judge, or Probate Court Judge seeks election in a district where . For the first time ever, there are no judges who live in Flint (our largest city) on the Court, the entire county should be represented at the table.