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Term: Salary: $ Annually A Wayne County Court (handles all Civil, Criminal, and Family Court cases within its jurisdiction) The Third Judicial Circuit, known also as the Wayne County Circuit Court, is a trial court of general jurisdiction serving Wayne County, Michigan, the nation's eighth most populous county. Overall administrative responsibility for the operations of the court and its 800 and Friend of The Court employees rests with the Chief Judge and the Executive Court Administrator. The Court is divided into three divisions: All Ran unopposed. All are incumbents. Terms ends 1/1/2007 Crockett, George W., Iii Youngblood, Carole F. Baxter, Wendy Marie Hathaway, Amy Patricia Hood, Karen Fort Cahalan, William Leo Thomas, Deborah Ann Stephens, Cynthia Diane - Chief Judge Pro-Tem Colombo, Robert J., Jr Ryan, Daniel Patrick Waterstone, Mary Jackson, Thomas Edward Murray, Chris Sapala, Michael F. - Chief Judge Edwards, Prentis Tertzag, Kaye Halloran, Richard Bill, Gregory Dean Partial Term - Incumbents - Ends 1/1/2003 Kelly, Mary Beth Boykin, Ulysses W. Regular Terms, Non-Incumbents, Terms End 1/1/2007 Mccarthy, Kathleen Berry, Annette J. The Civil Division is assigned 25 judges for the resolution of general civil cases initiated with in Wayne County, where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000. The Civil Division is located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Chief Judge: Michael F. Sapala The Criminal Division is assigned by judges to handle all felonies, high misdemeanor cases, and criminal appeals from district courts located in Wayne County. Criminal Division courtrooms are located in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, 1441 St. Antoine, Detroit, Michigan. Presiding Judge: Karen Fort Hood The Family Division handles all of the County's domestic relations and juvenile cases. Domestic relations cases are heard in courtrooms in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Bldg., 2 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Juvenile cases are heard in courtrooms in the Lincoln Hall of Justice, 1025 East Forest, Detroit, Michigan. There are twelve judges assigned to the Family division. Presiding Judge: The Honorable Mary Beth Kelly The office of the Friend of the Court is a division of the Circuit Court and was established by Michigan Law to protect the rights and interests of a child in a domestic relations matter. Issues: Recorders Court - was dismantled by the Michigan State Legislator in 1996. It was merged with the Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court in October of 1997. There was stiff opposition to the destruction of the court. About half the judges in Recorders Court opposed the action. Many believe that Recorders Court was targeted because of the conviction of Larry Nevers and Walter Budzyn, two police officers who murdered Malice Green. The motivational reason given by the state was of fairness. The state legislator did not want a court that had jurisdiction within Detroit and only chose its jury pool from the cities residents. Some would say this was an unprecedented event. The reasoning by the state for its action was not of dire need. The court had existed and functioned, within budget and with a good performance record, prior to its dismantling. The republican controlled legislator has been handed the blame for pushing through. |
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