Richard Caretti

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Richard Caretti

Michigan 16th Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2023

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2016

Appointed

October 30, 2002

Education

Bachelor's

Wayne State University

Law

Detroit College of Law

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Richard Caretti is a judge for the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County, Michigan. He was appointed to this position by Gov. John Engler on October 30, 2002, to replace Judge Pat M. Donofrio. He was re-elected in 2004, 2010, and 2016.

Education

Caretti received a B.A. from Wayne State University in 1975 and a J.D. from the Detroit College of Law in 1980. While in college, he worked as a Detroit police officer.

Career

Caretti worked as a private practice lawyer for 23 years prior to joining the circuit court bench in 2002. He first joined the firm of Dickinson Wright, PLLC in 1979. He eventually became a senior partner of that firm. In 1996, he became a partner and member of the board of directors for Strobl, Cunningham, Caretti & Sharp, where he served until his appointment to the circuit court in 2002.

Elections

2016

See also: Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Michigan held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 2, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for incumbents was March 21, and the deadline for non-incumbents was April 19. Incumbent Richard Caretti and incumbent Kathy Viviano were unopposed in the 16th Circuit general election (2 open seats).

16th Circuit, Incumbents, 2 open seats, General Election, 2016
Candidate
Richard Caretti Incumbent
Kathy Viviano Incumbent
Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016

2010

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010

Caretti was re-elected (along with Judge Mary Chrzanowski) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

See also

• Courts in Michigan
• Michigan Circuit Courts
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

• Michigan Trial Courts Directory: Macomb County
• Macomb County Government: Biography of Hon. Richard L. Caretti

Footnotes

Michigan courts

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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