Hon. Carol Kuhnke

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li>
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</p><p><b>Carol Kuhnke</b> is a judge on the <a href="/22nd_Circuit_Court,_Michigan" title="22nd Circuit Court, Michigan">22nd Circuit Court</a> in <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>. In 2012, she was elected to the court to a term expiring in 2019.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Kuhnke received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Chicago-Kent College of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Prior to joining the court, Kuhnke was a trial attorney in private practice.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_election">2012 election</span></h2>
<p>Kuhnke advanced from the primary election, winning 29.84 percent of the vote. She defeated <a href="/James_A._Fink" title="James A. Fink">James A. Fink</a> in the general election on November 6, winning 54.62 percent of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections,_2012_-_Circuit_Courts" title="Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts">Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts</a></i></dd></dl>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Bar_association_ratings">Bar association ratings</span></h3>
<p><b>Women Lawyers Association of Michigan</b>
</p><p>The WLAM rated candidates running for judicial office with one of four ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified or No Rating.
</p><p>Kuhnke was rated as <b>Outstanding.</b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/Washtenaw_County,_Michigan_(Judicial)" title="Washtenaw County, Michigan (Judicial)">Washtenaw County, Michigan</a></li>
<li><a href="/Michigan_Circuit_Court" title="Michigan Circuit Court">Michigan Circuit Court</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/10/29/22nd-circuit-judicial-race-kuhnke-fink/"><i>Ann Arbor Chronicle</i>, "22nd Circuit Judicial Race: Kuhnke, Fink," October 29, 2012</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.annarbor.com/news/jim-fink-carol-kuhnke-washtenaw-county-22nd-circuit-court/">AnnArbor.com, "Fink vs. Kuhnke: Two attorneys compete for open seat on Washtenaw County's 22nd Circuit Court bench," October 12, 2012</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=56142">PrideSource.com, "Kuhnke Could Be First Lesbian Judge Elected in Michigan," October 11, 2012</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://annarborchronicle.com/2012/06/30/22nd-circuit-court-four-way-primary-race/"><i>The Ann Arbor Chronicle</i>, "22nd Circuit Court: Four-way Primary Race," June 30, 2012</a></li></ul>
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