Hon. Kevin Cox

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<p> Candidate, Michigan 3rd Circuit Court
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<p><b>Kevin Cox</b> is a judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/3rd_Circuit_Court,_Michigan">Michigan 3rd Circuit Court</a>. </p><p>Cox is running for re-election for judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/3rd_Circuit_Court,_Michigan">Michigan 3rd Circuit Court</a>. He is on the ballot in the primary on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Wayne_County,_Michigan_(2024)">August 6, 2024</a>.^{<a href="https://mielections.us/election/candlist/2024PRI_CANDLIST.html#15003000" target="_blank">[source]</a>} </p>
<div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Bar_association_ratings"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Bar association ratings</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#Selection_method"><span class="tocnumber">2.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Selection method</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Selection_of_the_chief_judge"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Selection of the chief judge</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
<p>From 2010 to 2012, Cox was a senior attorney in the state attorney general's office. For 25 years, he worked in private practice.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Municipal_elections_in_Wayne_County,_Michigan_(2018)" title="Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2018)">Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2018)</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
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</style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court (16 seats)</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court on November 6, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right">Scroll for more <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down"></i> </p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dana-Margaret-Hathaway.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dana-Margaret-Hathaway.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dana_Margaret_Hathaway">Dana Margaret Hathaway</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">7.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 7.8%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">248,761</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Deborah-Thomas.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Deborah-Thomas.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deborah_Thomas">Deborah Thomas</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">7.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 7.6%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">240,778</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Annette_Berry">Annette Berry</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">7.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 7.5%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">239,572</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Karen_Braxton">Karen Braxton</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">7.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 7.1%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">227,278</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jerome_Cavanagh">Jerome Cavanagh</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">7.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 7.0%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">221,566</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kathleen_McCarthy_(Michigan)">Kathleen McCarthy</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">6.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 6.7%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">212,946</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Cox_(Michigan)">Kevin Cox</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">6.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 6.5%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">208,304</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leslie_Smith">Leslie Smith</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">5.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 5.9%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">188,721</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Catherine_Heise">Catherine Heise</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">5.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 5.9%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">187,777</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/IMG_6005.JPG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/IMG_6005.JPG"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Qiana_Lillard">Qiana Lillard</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">5.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 5.6%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">178,880</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Prentis_Edwards_Jr.">Prentis Edwards Jr.</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">5.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 5.5%;">&nbsp;
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<div class="percentage_number">5.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 5.2%;">&nbsp;
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</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">4.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 4.9%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">156,625</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">0.7</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.7%;">&nbsp;</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">21,211</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/election-results.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,180,520<br>(100.00% precincts reporting) </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script>
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<p>Cox advanced from the primary election, receiving 12.54% of the vote. He was one of six candidates competing for three seats on the 3rd Circuit Court. Cox was elected with 17.47% 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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<ul><li><i>The Detroit News</i>. To read the endorsement, visit: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120723/OPINION01/207230306#ixzz21ZQVryCa"><i>The Detroit News</i>, "Best picks for Wayne Circuit judge," July 23, 2012</a> <i>(<a href="/Dead_link" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead link">dead link</a>)</i>.</li>
<li><i>The Detroit Free Press</i>. To read the endorsement: visit: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.freep.com/article/20121007/OPINION01/310070161/Editorial-Detroit-Free-Press-endorsements-Judge-positions-in-Wayne-Oakland-counties"><i>Detroit Free Press</i>, "Endorsements: Judge position in Wayne, Oakland counties," October 7, 2012</a>.</li></ul>
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<p>The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates were given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
</p><p>Cox was rated as <b>Well Qualified</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h4>
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<p>The <b>221 judges</b> of the <a href="/Michigan_Circuit_Courts" class="mw-redirect" title="Michigan Circuit Courts">Michigan Circuit Courts</a> are selected in an identical manner, each serving six-year terms. They are chosen in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a> and must face re-election if they wish to continue serving. Candidates are placed on the ballot via nonpartisan primaries or by nominating petitions.<sup id="cite_ref-general_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-6">[6]</a></sup> Sitting judges who reach age 70 are allowed to serve out the remainder of their term.<sup id="cite_ref-retirement_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retirement-7">[7]</a></sup>
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