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2024 Judicial Candidate Ratings

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The Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee of the Detroit Bar Association has completed its rating of participating judicial candidates officially running for open seats in the courts of Wayne County for the 2024 election cycle.  The Committee is comprised of 33 attorneys from the Detroit Metropolitan area who evaluated the fitness of each candidate for judicial office based upon the candidate’s legal ability (scholarship, analysis, judgment, clarity of expression), trial experience, integrity, honesty, judicial temperament, and reputation, without regard to party affiliation, race or creed.  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.  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 only to those who actively participated.  The standards for ratings can be found at Judicial Candidate Ratings Guide

Candidate Name Candidate Rating
3RD CIRCUIT JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (18) POSITIONS
Annette J. Berry (I) Outstanding
Lawrence Elassal (I) Well Qualified
Edward Ewell, Jr (I) Outstanding
Kathleen Marie McCarthy (I) Outstanding
Remaining 14 Candidates No Rating Or Did Not Participate
3RD CIRCUIT JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT INCUMBENT – PARTIAL TERM ENDING 01/01/2027 – (2) POSITIONS
Bradley Cobb (I) No Rating/Did Not Participate
Nicole N. Goodson (I) No Rating/Did Not Participate
3RD CIRCUIT JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION
Nicole Leighanne Castka Well Qualified
John Larkin Well Qualified
Adrienne G. Scruggs Well Qualified
36TH DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (2) POSITIONS
Andrea Bradley-Baskin Outstanding
William Burton, Jr. Qualified
Khalilia Davis Not Qualified * Note: Not currently on the ballot
Malaika Ramsey-Heath Well Qualified
35TH DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION
Joe Barone Well Qualified
Michael Woodyard Well Qualified
34TH DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION
Todd L. Barron Qualified
Robert P. Coutts No Rating/Did Not Participate
Teresa Patton Well Qualified
23RD DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION
Victoria I. Shackelford (I) Outstanding
Michael I. Tinney Well Qualified
18TH DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION
Michael McNamara No Rating/Did Not Participate
16TH DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION
Jim Jolly No Rating/Did Not Participate
Robin Persiconi No Rating/Did Not Participate
WAYNE JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT NON-INCUMBENT – 6 YEAR TERM (2) POSITIONS
Todd E. Briggs No Rating/Did Not Participate
Macie Gaines Outstanding
Ron L. Haywood No Rating/Did Not Participate
Daniel L. Mercier No Rating/Did Not Participate

About the Detroit Bar Association: The Detroit Bar Association is a membership organization of attorneys, judges and industry partners.  It is the oldest Bar Association in Michigan and the second oldest in the country and serves Detroit’s legal community through networking, practice development and community service.  For more information contact: Executive Director Tracey Cooley, tcooley@detroitlawyer.org, 734.969.5681, www.detroitlawyer.org.