2026 Judicial Candidate Evaluations

2026 Rankings 1 of 2: Ratings of Candidates who Participated
2026 Rankings 2 of 2: Ratings of Candidates who Did Not Participate

The Committee is comprised of 23 attorneys from the Detroit Metropolitan area who evaluated the fitness of each candidate for judicial office based upon the candidate’s legal ability (scholarship, analytical skills, judgment, clarity of expression), trial experience, integrity, honesty, judicial temperament (fairness, openmindedness, courtesy, patience), physical and mental health, and professional reputation, without regard to party affiliation, race, gender, sexual orientation, or creed.

FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED: Ratings are given after review of the candidate’s completed questionnaire and/or an in-person interview conducted with an Interview Panel of the Committee.

FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE: Ratings for non-participating judicial candidates are given after determining if there is sufficient information to review.

The ratings refer only to a candidate’s qualifications for the position of judge in the court that the candidate is seeking, and do not in any way refer to a candidate’s qualifications as a practicing attorney. The ratings reflect the collective opinion of the Committee and not the Detroit Bar Association as a whole. The ratings for individual candidates are set forth below.

The Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee has the following categories of ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating/Did not Participate. Ratings were provided to participating candidates and to non-participating candidates when sufficient information was available.The standards for ratings can be found at Judicial Candidate Ratings Guide.

For questions, please contact the Executive Director Tracey Cooley at tcooley@detroitlawyer.org.