Richard D. Ball

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Richard D. Ball

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Prior offices

Michigan 54B District Court

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Richard D. Ball was a judge of the Michigan 54B District Court. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Ball ran for re-election for judge of the Michigan 54B District Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.

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 D. Ball ran unopposed in the 54B District general election.

54B District, General Election, 2016
Candidate
Richard D. Ball Incumbent
Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016

2010

See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2010

Judge Ball was re-elected without opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms. 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.

See also

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

External links

• City of East Lansing: 54B District Court

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