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Jane Bassett

EDITORIAL: Eager to Interpret the Law, But Unclear on Following it

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 15, 2014 0

SEVERAL OF THE the eight candidates running for two seats on the Washtenaw County Trial Court have their campaign yard signs planted on public property. The signs appear on public property throughout Ann Arbor, including one at the…

County Government

Local Bar Association Survey Rates Eight Judicial Candidates. Candidates Say, “The poll is very political…”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 10, 2014 0

THERE ARE TWO vacant seats on the Washtenaw County Trial Court that voters will decide during the August 5 primary election. The two non-partisan candidates who collect the most votes in the primary will face each other in the November 5…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: “Incumbent” Judges

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 20, 2014 0

THIS NEWSPAPER DOES not endorse in races for elected office. As such, we offer no opinion whatsoever concerning the best candidate for the probate judgeship vacated by Nancy Wheeler Francis. That being said, the appointment of Referee Julia…