Who do I vote for?

[Takket]

I'm having a hard time finding any info about the candidates for District 1 court of appeals. (Vote for 3)

I can't find any Democratic Party endorsements.

They are:

Karen Fort Hood
Christopher Murray
Michael Talbot
Robert Breslin
Brian Broderick
Joan Gebhardt
Terry Gilligan
Howard Raymond Petty

Can anyone help?

[shraby]

1. There never seems to be much help deciding on which judges to vote

for, no matter where you're from. It would be nice if the party would put a sheet out to help guide a person.

[shenmue]

2. Try this

I think he's the right one for the job.

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[etherealtruth]

3. Yes

Call this number1-844-mivote1 or visit www.michigandems.com/iwillvote

[IdaBriggs]

4. GOT IT!!!

Okay, I called the Michigan Democratic Party Headquarters, and spoke with "Ryan" - Very Nice Guy - who educated me on the fact that the "party" does NOT endorse any candidates for local judicial positions - they only do the Supreme Court because you have to be nominated by a party to get there.

For the Supreme Court, the candidates for the full term are RICHARD BERNSTEIN and BILL MURPHY; the partial (2-year) term is DEBORAH THOMAS.

BERNSTEIN, MURPHY & THOMAS

For the LOCAL elections, he recommended I go to the "Michigan Association for Justice" --

https://www.michiganjustice.org/index.cfm?pg=Endorsement

If you click on the banner that says "Endorsements" you see the following:

Judicial Endorsements The Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) endorses candidates that will fight to protect the right to a civil trial by jury. MAJ supported candidates will promote a fair and effective justice system. All judicial candidates have been interviewed by the MAJ Judicial Qualifications Committee. Endorsements for all offices are voted on by the Executive Board. MAJ does not endorse candidates for legislative office. If you are interested in recieving MAJ's endorsement please email Steve Pontoni at [e-mail] to get more information.

Governor
Mark Schauer

Lt. Governor
Lisa Brown

Attorney General
Mark Totten

Secretary of State
Godfrey Dillard

Supreme Court

Eight-Year Term
Bill Murphy
and
Richard Bernstein

Two-Year Term
Deborah A. Thomas

Regent of the University of Michigan
Mike Behm

Oakland County - 6th Circuit Court
Lisa Langton

Macomb County - 16th Circuit
James Maceroni
and
Steve Fox

Monroe County - 1st District
Jarod Michael Calkins

Washtenaw County - 22nd Circuit
Patrick Conlin
and
Veronique Liem

Washtenaw County Probate
Tracy Van den Bergh

Hope this helps!!!

[IdaBriggs]

5. Oh, and I went to the "League of Women Voters (Troy Branch)" to peruse their

Voter Guide - VERY informative. The Libertarian candidate for State Attorney General is a mechanic, with no legal experience.

Don't even get me started on some of the other crazy stuff they were saying in hopes of getting elected.