Larry J. Nelson

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Larry J. Nelson

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Leelanau County Probate Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan, 1969

Law

University of Toledo School of Law, 1974

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Larry J. Nelson is a judge of the Leelanau County Probate Court in Michigan. He was elected in 2010 and his term expired on January 1, 2019.

Education

Nelson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Toledo Law School in 1974.

Career

Nelson has spent his legal career in the public sector and the private practice of law. He has served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for both Oakland and Leelanau counties, in addition to working in private practice for over thirty years.

Elections

2012 election

Nelson was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012.

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Probate Courts

2010 election

Nelson was elected to the Probate Court in 2010. He defeated Marian F. Kromkowski with 51.4% of the vote in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Main article: Michigan judicial elections, 2010

See also

• Leelanau County, Michigan
• Michigan Probate Courts

External links

• Leelanau County Probate and Family Court, Honorable Larry J. Nelson
• Leelanau Enterprise, "Governor won't fill judicial vacancy," 2009
• Leelanau Enterprise, "Probate election takes center stage"