Roberta Archer
Roberta Archer is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Archer is running for re-election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She is on the ballot in the primary on August 6, 2024.[source]
Biography
Archer received her undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University in 1993 and her J.D. from the Detroit College of Law in 1998. Archer began her legal career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. She served in this position until January 2003, when she joined the firm of Clark Hill, PLC. Less than one year later, Archer joined the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.[1]
Awards and associations
Judge Archer is member of the following organizations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- Wolverine Bar Association
- Association of Black Judges of Michigan
- Michigan District Court Judges Association
- American Judges Association
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Michigan 36th District Court (9 seats)
The following candidates are running in the primary for Michigan 36th District Court on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan) | ||
Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan) | ||
Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan) | ||
Christina Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | ||
William McConico (Nonpartisan) | ||
Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan) | ||
Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | ||
Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan) | ||
Marlena Taylor (Nonpartisan) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Jacque (Nonpartisan)
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2018
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alicia Jones Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 101,099 | |
✔ | Ruth Ann Garrett (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 94,159 | |
✔ | Aliyah Sabree (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 93,181 | |
✔ | Roberta Archer (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 89,805 | |
✔ | Deborah Lewis Langston (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 89,162 | |
✔ | Donna Robinson Milhouse (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 83,441 | |
✔ | Donald Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 83,307 | |
✔ | Christopher M. Blount (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 77,355 | |
✔ | David Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 74,573 | |
✔ | Kevin Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 73,043 | |
✔ | William McConico (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 68,435 | |
Duane Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 41,607 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 4,621 |
Total votes: 973,788 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2012
Archer was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012.[2][3]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[4] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector of the district, licensed to practice law in the state, under the age of 70, and have five years of experience practicing law.
Campaign themes
2024
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Officeholder Michigan 36th District Court |
Footnotes
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