Patrick Meter
Patrick M. Meter was a judge on the Fourth District Court of Appeals in Michigan. He was appointed to the court by former Republican Governor John Engler in 1999.[1] In 2014, Meter ran unopposed and was elected to another six-year term. He served on the court until January 1, 2021.[2]
Education
Meter received both his bachelor's degree and J.D. from the University of Notre Dame.[1]
Career
Before his appointment to the Fourth District Court of Appeals, Meter was a Saginaw Circuit Court judge, a prosecuting attorney for Saginaw County and an attorney in private practice.[1]
Elections
2020
Patrick Meter did not file to run for re-election.
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Meter ran for re-election to the Fourth District Court of Appeals.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Noteworthy cases
RMGN effort fails
Chief Judge William Whitbeck and Judges Patrick Meter and Bill Schuette determined that the proposal from Reform Michigan Government Now was "an illegal attempt to enact a general revision of the state constitution." According to the Detroit Free Press, "A sweeping proposal led by Michigan Democrats and labor unions to rewrite much of the Michigan Constitution appears dead after a court ruling August 20, 2008."[3]
Court rules in absentee ballot suit
The appellate court ruled that state election law does not give election clerks the authority to mail unsolicited applications for absentee ballots, according to Michigan Life. Further, Judges Donald Owens, Patrick Meter and Bill Schuette wrote that "mailing the applications to only those 60 and older 'undermines the fairness and evenhandedness of the application of election laws in this state.'" Carmella Sabaugh, a county clerk and Democratic nominee for Michigan Secretary of State in 2006, had mailed unsolicited absentee ballot applications to seniors in 2006. According to the article, "The court said Sabaugh did not mail applications to other groups of people who can qualify for absentee ballots such as those who need assistance at the polls, are out of town on Election Day or cannot attend the polls because of religious reasons."[4]
See also
External links
- Michigan Courts, "Fourth District Judges"
- Legal Newsline, "Group asks Mich. government overhaul proposal be allowed on ballot," August 22, 2008
- Toledo Blade, "Michigan appeals court nixes recusal motion," August 15, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michigan Courts, "Fourth District Judges," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Attempt to change much of constitution fails court test," August 20, 2008
- ↑ MLive.com, "Court rules against clerk in absentee ballot suit," June 28, 2008
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
