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Judge Donald Shelton

City Suffers Legal Blow: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Footing Disconnect Drain Suit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 5, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR POLITICAL insiders ask the question: Could Irv Mermelstein be the next Tom Weider? Between 1995 and 2002 Weider, a feisty redhead and hard-nosed attorney, represented a group of substitute teachers against the Ann…

Crime

Interview: Circuit Court Candidate—Michael Woodyard, The Seasoned Outsider

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 31, 2014 0

MICHAEL WOODYARD is either Gandalf or Saruman, it just depends on whom you ask. He challenged Judge Timothy Connors for his seat on the 22nd Circuit Court last year, a seat Connors has either warmed, or filled admirably, depending on whom…

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…