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The Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan is the largest circuit court in the state, with 61 judges and three operating divisions as of 2023. The Third Circuit Court has jurisdiction over civil, criminal, and family matters arising in Wayne County.
As of 2023, there are 57 judicial circuits that are set by the legislature. [1] [2] The number of judges in each circuit is set by the legislature. [2]Since Michigan has 83 counties, some circuit courts cover several counties; judges elected in multi-county circuits must travel from one county to another to hold court.
On April 23, 2007, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm appointed Slavens to the Third Circuit Court of Wayne County. He filled the unexpired term of the Honorable Maggie Drake, who stepped down effective January 1, 2007. Drake, who had been re-elected during the 2004 general election, would have otherwise served until 2010.
Michigan Circuit Courts [3] In Michigan, the Circuit Court is the trial court with the broadest powers in Michigan. In general, the Circuit Court handles all civil cases with claims of more than $25,000 and all felony criminal cases (cases where the accused, if found guilty, could be sent to prison).
The circuit courts hear the more serious criminal cases. In addition, they are the appellate court for cases heard in the district courts. There are 57 circuit courts in the State of Michigan, which have original jurisdiction over all civil suits where the amount contended in the case exceeds $25,000 and all criminal cases involving felonies.
Charles Kaufman (February 13, 1920 – June 30, 2004) was an American judge for the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, with jurisdiction over south-east Michigan and its largest city, Detroit. He is known for sentencing Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz to probation for the 1982 killing of Vincent Chin in Detroit.
From 1994 to 2000, she served as an executive assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan. She served as director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights from 2003 to 2008. From 2009 to 2014, she served as a judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan. [1] [2]
First African American female (Michigan Supreme Court): Kyra Harris Bolden in 2022 [20] First Hispanic American female (Chief Judge; Third Circuit Court): Patricia P. Fresard in 2022 [10] [11] [12] First tribal (female) citizen from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan Court of Appeals): Allie Greenleaf Maldonado in 2023 [21]