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Clay M. West

Nonpartisan · Michigan · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Judge of Circuit Court, 17th Circuit, Incumbent Position, Michigan

Biography

Clay M. West is a sitting judge of the 17th Circuit Court in Kent County, appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in March 2023. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney and a military judge as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the California Supreme Court, per the governor's office. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University and Yale Law School. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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