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This county is outside of that <a href="/Local_government_editorial_approach" title="Local government editorial approach">coverage scope</a> and does not receive scheduled updates. </i> </p> </div><hr /> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/File:Flag_of_Michigan.svg" class="image"><img alt="Flag of Michigan.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/90px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/120px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="685" data-file-height="457" /></a></div> <p>The people of <b>Kent County</b> are served by the <a href="/Michigan_Third_District_Court_of_Appeals" title="Michigan Third District Court of Appeals">Michigan Third District Court of Appeals</a>, a <a href="/Michigan_Circuit_Court" title="Michigan Circuit Court">circuit court</a>, <a href="/Michigan_District_Courts" title="Michigan District Courts">district court</a>, and <a href="/Michigan_Probate_Courts" title="Michigan Probate Courts">probate court</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan</a> has jurisdiction in Kent County. Appeals from the Western District go to the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit</a>. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Judges">Judges</span></h1> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/File:MichiganKentCounty.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4c/MichiganKentCounty.png/200px-MichiganKentCounty.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="234" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4c/MichiganKentCounty.png/300px-MichiganKentCounty.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4c/MichiganKentCounty.png/400px-MichiganKentCounty.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="599" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:MichiganKentCounty.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Kent County, Michigan</div></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Circuit_Court">Circuit Court</span></h2> <h3><span id="17th_Circuit_Court.2C_Michigan"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="17th_Circuit_Court,_Michigan"><a href="/17th_Circuit_Court,_Michigan" title="17th Circuit Court, Michigan">17th Circuit Court, Michigan</a></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Mark_Trusock" title="Mark Trusock">Mark Trusock</a> <i>(Chief judge)</i></li> <li><a href="/Paul_Denenfeld" title="Paul Denenfeld">Paul Denenfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/Christina_Elmore" title="Christina Elmore">Christina Elmore</a></li> <li><a href="/Dennis_Leiber" title="Dennis Leiber">Dennis Leiber</a></li> <li><a href="/Deborah_McNabb" title="Deborah McNabb">Deborah McNabb</a></li> <li><a href="/George_Jay_Quist" title="George Jay Quist">George Jay Quist</a></li> <li><a href="/Joe_Rossi" title="Joe Rossi">Joe Rossi</a></li> <li><a href="/Daniel_Zemaitis" title="Daniel Zemaitis">Daniel Zemaitis</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="District_Court">District Court</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan_Sixty-first_Judicial_District_Court"><a href="/Michigan_Sixty-first_Judicial_District_Court" title="Michigan Sixty-first Judicial District Court">Michigan Sixty-first Judicial District Court</a></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Michael_J._Distel" title="Michael J. Distel">Michael J. Distel</a> <i>(Chief Judge)</i></li> <li><a href="/Nicholas_S._Ayoub" title="Nicholas S. Ayoub">Nicholas S. Ayoub</a></li> <li><a href="/Jeanine_Nemesi_LaVille" title="Jeanine Nemesi LaVille">Jeanine Nemesi LaVille</a></li> <li><a href="/Angela_T._Ross" title="Angela T. Ross">Angela T. Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/Kimberly_A._Schaefer" title="Kimberly A. Schaefer">Kimberly A. Schaefer</a> <sup id="cite_ref-kent_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan_Fifty-ninth_Judicial_District_Court"><a href="/Michigan_Fifty-ninth_Judicial_District_Court" title="Michigan Fifty-ninth Judicial District Court">Michigan Fifty-ninth Judicial District Court</a></span></h3> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Former_judges">Former judges</span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Peter_Versluis" title="Peter Versluis">Peter Versluis</a><sup id="cite_ref-kent_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan_Sixty-third_Judicial_District_Court"><a href="/Michigan_Sixty-third_Judicial_District_Court" title="Michigan Sixty-third Judicial District Court">Michigan Sixty-third Judicial District Court</a></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Jeffery_J._O%27Hara" title="Jeffery J. O'Hara">Jeffery J. O'Hara</a></li> <li><a href="/Sara_Smolenski" title="Sara Smolenski">Sara Smolenski</a> <i>(Chief judge)</i> <sup id="cite_ref-kent_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan_62A_Judicial_District_Court"><a href="/Michigan_62A_Judicial_District_Court" title="Michigan 62A Judicial District Court">Michigan 62A Judicial District Court</a></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Pablo_Cortes" title="Pablo Cortes">Pablo Cortes</a></li> <li><a href="/Steven_Timmers" title="Steven Timmers">Steven Timmers</a> <i>(Chief judge)</i><sup id="cite_ref-kent_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan_62B_Judicial_District_Court"><a href="/Michigan_62B_Judicial_District_Court" title="Michigan 62B Judicial District Court">Michigan 62B Judicial District Court</a></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/William_G._Kelly" title="William G. Kelly">William G. Kelly</a><sup id="cite_ref-kent_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Probate_Court">Probate Court</span></h2> <h3><span id="Kent_County_Probate_Court.2C_Michigan"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Kent_County_Probate_Court,_Michigan"><a href="/Kent_County_Probate_Court,_Michigan" title="Kent County Probate Court, Michigan">Kent County Probate Court, Michigan</a></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Patricia_D._Gardner" title="Patricia D. Gardner">Patricia D. Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/G._Patrick_Hillary" title="G. Patrick Hillary">G. Patrick Hillary</a></li> <li><a href="/David_M._Murkowski" title="David M. Murkowski">David M. Murkowski</a> <i>(Chief judge)</i><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Courts_in_Michigan" title="Courts in Michigan">Courts in Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections" title="Michigan judicial elections">Michigan judicial elections</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://courts.mi.gov/Pages/default.aspx"><i>Michigan Courts</i></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.accesskent.com/"><i>Kent County, Michigan website</i></a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://courts.mi.gov/self-help/directories/pages/consolidated-directory.aspx?county=Kent"><i>Michigan Courts</i>, "Kent County," accessed July 7, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kent-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-kent_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-kent_2-1">2.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-kent_2-2">2.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-kent_2-3">2.3</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-kent_2-4">2.4</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://courts.mi.gov/self-help/directories/pages/consolidated-directory.aspx?county=Kent"><i>Michigan Courts</i>, "Kent County," accessed July 19, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://courts.mi.gov/self-help/directories/pages/consolidated-directory.aspx?county=Kent"><i>Michigan Courts</i>, "Trial Court Directory: Kent County"</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";" colspan="2" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:Michigan_counties" title="Template:Michigan counties"><span title="View this template" style=";;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Michigan_counties&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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href="/Baraga_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Baraga County, Michigan (Judicial)">Baraga</a> • <a href="/Barry_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Barry County, Michigan (Judicial)">Barry</a> • <a href="/Bay_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Bay County, Michigan (Judicial)">Bay</a> • <a href="/Benzie_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Benzie County, Michigan (Judicial)">Benzie</a> • <a href="/Berrien_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Berrien County, Michigan (Judicial)">Berrien</a> • <a href="/Branch_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Branch County, Michigan (Judicial)">Branch</a> • <a href="/Calhoun_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Calhoun County, Michigan (Judicial)">Calhoun</a> • <a href="/Cass_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Cass County, Michigan (Judicial)">Cass</a> • <a href="/Charlevoix_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Charlevoix County, Michigan (Judicial)">Charlevoix</a> • <a href="/Cheboygan_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Cheboygan County, Michigan (Judicial)">Cheboygan</a> • <a href="/Chippewa_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Chippewa County, Michigan (Judicial)">Chippewa</a> • <a href="/Clare_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Clare County, Michigan (Judicial)">Clare</a> • <a href="/Clinton_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Clinton County, Michigan (Judicial)">Clinton</a> • <a href="/Crawford_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Crawford County, Michigan (Judicial)">Crawford</a> • <a href="/Delta_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Delta County, Michigan (Judicial)">Delta</a> • <a href="/Dickinson_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Dickinson County, Michigan (Judicial)">Dickinson</a> • <a href="/Eaton_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Eaton County, Michigan (Judicial)">Eaton</a> • <a href="/Emmet_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Emmet County, Michigan (Judicial)">Emmet</a> • <a href="/Genesee_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Genesee County, Michigan (Judicial)">Genesee</a> • <a href="/Gladwin_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Gladwin County, Michigan (Judicial)">Gladwin</a> • <a href="/Gogebic_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Gogebic County, Michigan (Judicial)">Gogebic</a> • <a href="/Grand_Traverse_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Grand Traverse County, Michigan (Judicial)">Grand Traverse</a> • <a href="/Gratiot_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Gratiot County, Michigan (Judicial)">Gratiot</a> • <a href="/Hillsdale_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Hillsdale County, Michigan (Judicial)">Hillsdale</a> • <a href="/Houghton_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Houghton County, Michigan (Judicial)">Houghton</a> • <a href="/Huron_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Huron County, Michigan (Judicial)">Huron</a> • <a href="/Ingham_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Ingham County, Michigan (Judicial)">Ingham</a> • <a href="/Ionia_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Ionia County, Michigan (Judicial)">Ionia</a> • <a href="/Iosco_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Iosco County, Michigan (Judicial)">Iosco</a> • <a href="/Iron_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Iron County, Michigan (Judicial)">Iron</a> • <a href="/Isabella_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Isabella County, Michigan (Judicial)">Isabella</a> • <a href="/Jackson_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Jackson County, Michigan (Judicial)">Jackson</a> • <a href="/Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Judicial)">Kalamazoo</a> • <a href="/Kalkaska_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Kalkaska County, Michigan (Judicial)">Kalkaska</a> • <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kent</a> • <a href="/Keweenaw_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Keweenaw County, Michigan (Judicial)">Keweenaw</a> • <a href="/Lake_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Lake County, Michigan (Judicial)">Lake</a> • <a href="/Lapeer_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Lapeer County, Michigan (Judicial)">Lapeer</a> • <a href="/Leelanau_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Leelanau County, Michigan (Judicial)">Leelanau</a> • <a href="/Lenawee_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Lenawee County, Michigan (Judicial)">Lenawee</a> • <a href="/Livingston_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Livingston County, Michigan (Judicial)">Livingston</a> • <a href="/Luce_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Luce County, Michigan (Judicial)">Luce</a> • <a href="/Mackinac_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Mackinac County, Michigan (Judicial)">Mackinac</a> • <a href="/Macomb_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Macomb County, Michigan (Judicial)">Macomb</a> • <a href="/Manistee_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Manistee County, Michigan (Judicial)">Manistee</a> • <a href="/Marquette_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Marquette County, Michigan (Judicial)">Marquette</a> • <a href="/Mason_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Mason County, Michigan (Judicial)">Mason</a> • <a href="/Mecosta_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Mecosta County, Michigan (Judicial)">Mecosta</a> • <a href="/Menominee_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Menominee County, Michigan (Judicial)">Menominee</a> • <a href="/Midland_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Midland County, Michigan (Judicial)">Midland</a> • <a href="/Missaukee_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Missaukee County, Michigan (Judicial)">Missaukee</a> • <a href="/Monroe_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Monroe County, Michigan (Judicial)">Monroe</a> • <a href="/Montcalm_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Montcalm County, Michigan (Judicial)">Montcalm</a> • <a href="/Montmorency_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Montmorency County, Michigan (Judicial)">Montmorency</a> • <a href="/Muskegon_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Muskegon County, Michigan (Judicial)">Muskegon</a> • <a href="/Newaygo_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Newaygo County, Michigan (Judicial)">Newaygo</a> • <a href="/Oakland_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Oakland County, Michigan (Judicial)">Oakland</a> • <a href="/Oceana_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Oceana County, Michigan (Judicial)">Oceana</a> • <a href="/Ogemaw_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Ogemaw County, Michigan (Judicial)">Ogemaw</a> • <a href="/Ontonagon_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Ontonagon County, Michigan (Judicial)">Ontonagon</a> • <a href="/Osceola_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Osceola County, Michigan (Judicial)">Osceola</a> • <a href="/Oscoda_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Oscoda County, Michigan (Judicial)">Oscoda</a> • <a href="/Otsego_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Otsego County, Michigan (Judicial)">Otsego</a> • <a href="/Ottawa_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Ottawa County, Michigan (Judicial)">Ottawa</a> • <a href="/Presque_Isle_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Presque Isle County, Michigan (Judicial)">Presque</a> • <a href="/Roscommon_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Roscommon County, Michigan (Judicial)">Roscommon</a> • <a href="/Saginaw_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Saginaw County, Michigan (Judicial)">Saginaw</a> • <a href="/St._Clair_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="St. Clair County, Michigan (Judicial)">St. Clair</a> • <a href="/St._Joseph_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="St. Joseph County, Michigan (Judicial)">St. Joseph</a> • <a href="/Sanilac_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Sanilac County, Michigan (Judicial)">Sanilac</a> • <a href="/Schoolcraft_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Schoolcraft County, Michigan (Judicial)">Schoolcraft</a> • <a href="/Shiawassee_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Shiawassee County, Michigan (Judicial)">Shiawassee</a> • <a href="/Tuscola_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Tuscola County, Michigan (Judicial)">Tuscola</a> • <a href="/Van_Buren_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Van Buren County, Michigan (Judicial)">Van Buren</a> • <a href="/Washtenaw_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Washtenaw County, Michigan (Judicial)">Washtenaw</a> • <a href="/Wayne_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Wayne County, Michigan (Judicial)">Wayne</a> • <a href="/Wexford_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Wexford County, Michigan (Judicial)">Wexford</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="navbox collapsible autocollapse nowraplinks" style="margin-top:auto; font-size:84%;"> <tbody><tr style="color:inherit;"> <td style="width:75px; background-color:#fff; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/File:685px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png" class="image" title="Flag of Michigan"><img alt="Flag of Michigan" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/df/685px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png/75px-685px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="thumbborder" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/df/685px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png/113px-685px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png 1.5x, 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Please use the preview button before saving.">e</span></a></div></div><span style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"><b><a href="/United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="United States">State</a> of <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></b></span><br clear="all" /><b><a href="/Lansing,_Michigan" title="Lansing, Michigan">Lansing</a></b> (<a href="/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States" title="List of capitals in the United States"><span style="color:inherit;">capital</span></a>)</th></tr><tr><th style="background:#B0C4DE; color:inherit; font-size:100%; padding:2px;"><a href="/Elections" title="Elections">Elections</a></th> <td> <p><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Sample_Ballot_Lookup" title="Sample Ballot Lookup">What's on my ballot?</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Michigan_elections,_2025" title="Michigan elections, 2025">Elections in 2025</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Voting_in_Michigan" title="Voting in Michigan">How to vote</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_in_Michigan" title="Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Michigan">How to run for office</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/List_of_Michigan_ballot_measures" title="List of Michigan ballot measures">Ballot measures</a></span> </p> </td></tr><tr><th style="background:#B0C4DE; color:inherit; font-size:100%; padding:2px;"><a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Government</a></th> <td style="background:#eee;"> <p><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Who_represents_me" title="Who represents me">Who represents me?</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Michigan" title="United States congressional delegations from Michigan">U.S. Congress</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Federal_courts_by_state#Michigan" title="Federal courts by state">Federal courts</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Michigan_state_executive_offices" title="Michigan state executive offices">State executives</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Michigan_State_Legislature" title="Michigan State Legislature">State legislature</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Courts_in_Michigan" title="Courts in Michigan">State and local courts</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Counties_in_Michigan" title="Counties in Michigan">Counties</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Cities_in_Michigan" title="Cities in Michigan">Cities</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/List_of_school_districts_in_Michigan" title="List of school districts in Michigan">School districts</a> |</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/Public_policy_in_Michigan" title="Public policy in Michigan">Public policy</a></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h1> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections" title="Michigan judicial elections">Michigan judicial elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Michigan is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Michigan, click <a href="/Judicial_selection_in_Michigan" title="Judicial selection in Michigan">here</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2025" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2025">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2025</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2024" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2024">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2023" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2023">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2022" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2022">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2021" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2021">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2020" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2020">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2019" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2019">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2018" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2018">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2017" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2017">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2017</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections,_2014" title="Michigan judicial elections, 2014">Michigan judicial elections, 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections,_2012" title="Michigan judicial elections, 2012">Michigan judicial elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections,_2010" title="Michigan judicial elections, 2010">Michigan judicial elections, 2010</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_rules">Election rules</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_election">Primary election</span></h3> <p>If there are more than twice the number of candidates than there are judgeships up for election, the race will appear on the primary election ballot. In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="General_election">General election</span></h3> <p>If there are <b>not</b> more than twice the amount of candidates than there are persons to be elected, the race will not appear on the primary election ballot, but only on the general election ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ties">Ties</span></h3> <p>If two or more candidates in a race receive the same number of votes, the election is to be decided by lot. 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