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Washtenaw Circuit Court

MI Court of Appeals: Washtenaw Trial Court Judge Erred in Ordering Child Visitation For Sexual Abuser

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 12, 2024

by P.D. Lesko NOTE:This is one in a series of articles about the Washtenaw County Trial Court and cases where a litigant or litigants appealed a County Trial Court judge’s ruling. The majority of local Trial Court rulings are…

County Government

Murder Up 300 Percent, Attempted Murder Up 89 Percent in Washtenaw County Since 2021

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 20, 2023

by P.D. Lesko According to Washtenaw County Trial Court records, between June 19, 2020 and July 19, 2021, five people in Washtenaw County were arrested and charged with murder, including Open Murder, Felony Murder and 2nd Degree Murder.…

Ann Arbor Government

Judge Kuhnke Rules Against Ann Arbor DDA

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 20, 2015 4

by P.D. Lesko Circuit Court Refuses to Dismiss Pro Se Plaintiff’s Complaints To download Judge Carol Kuhnke's April 2, 2015 Opinion in PDF format, click here. ACCORDING TO HIS bio., local attorney Jerry Lax is currently in his…

County Government

Circuit Court Candidate Veronique Liem Wants to Keep You Out of Court

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 30, 2014 3

by P.D. Lesko Veronique Liem has lived in the U.S. for 40 years, but she has a European sensibility. During the primary election season, unlike Probate Court candidate Tracy Van den Bergh, Liem made campaign donations to a number of…

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…