Oakland County Bar Association co-sponsors Judicial Candidate Forum

For the third judicial election cycle, the Oakland County Bar Association has partnered with the League of Women Voters Oakland Area and the Detroit Free Press to host judicial candidate fora in all races where there are contested seats. The purpose of this very exciting partnership is to disseminate information about judicial candidates as widely as possible in their communities and to encourage the active participation of Oakland County citizens in voting in judicial elections as well as to assist them in becoming far more knowledgeable and informed voters. The fora are open to the public and are taped so that they may be aired on cable channels in the communities where the races take place. As soon as the tapes are available, they are being loaded on the OCBA Web site at www.ocba.org as streaming video. Additionally, all candidates have been asked to complete a Judicial Candidate Questionnaire. That way, our members and the members of our community will be able to read the candidates' questionnaires as they answered them and watch them at the forum. Candidate questionnaires should be available on the OCBA website in the first week of June. Each forum consists of two panelists who ask questions of each of the candidates. One panelist is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association and one panelist is from the Detroit Free Press. The forum is moderated by a representative of the League of Women Voters. In each forum, the community is invited to attend and submit questions for responses by the candidates. For additional information, go to www.ocba.org. The list of events is scheduled in chronological order. Oakland County Probate Court One vacancy Tuesday, June 29 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oakland County Commissioners Auditorium Candidates: J. Martin Brennan Dana M. Hathaway Barbara B. Murphy Kathleen Ryan Jamie M. Verdi 52-4 District Court Wednesday, June 30 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Clawson City Council Chambers Candidates: Kirsten Nielsen Hartig Honorable Michael A. Martone, Incumbent David A. Pietroski 46th District Court Tuesday, September 21 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Southfield Public Library Candidates: Debra Nance Honorable William J. Richards, Incumbent 48th District Court Wednesday, September 22 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bloomfield Township Auditorium Candidates: Honorable Marc Barron, Incumbent Gina U. Brand Published: Thu, Jun 17, 2010

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