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Clay M. West
Nonpartisan · Michigan · 2026 · IncumbentClay M. West holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard, a master's degree from Cambridge, and a law degree from Yale, per the Kent County staff directory. He clerked for federal and state appellate judges and served as a federal prosecutor before taking the 17th Circuit Court bench in April 2023; he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the U.S. Army and has served as a Judge Advocate in the Army Reserve since 2004. Clay M. West appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of Circuit Court, 17th Circuit, Incumbent Position, per the county clerk's certified candidate list.
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Judge of Circuit Court, 17th Circuit, Incumbent Position · Michigan · 2026
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