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Lisa Marie Neilson

Nonpartisan · Michigan · 2026

Running for Judge of Circuit Court — 6th Circuit (non-incumbent position), Michigan

Top priorities

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  • Bring a decade of Family Court judicial experience to cases that are legally complex and emotionally difficult for families
  • Promote access to justice for all
Biography

A former Family Court judge who served from 2012 to 2022, per her campaign site, which presents her as the race's only contender with prior judicial experience. She began her legal career in the Oakland County Probate Court as a law clerk and staff attorney before entering private practice in family and probate matters.

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Judge of Circuit Court — 6th Circuit (non-incumbent position)Michigan · 2026Oakland County sample ballot

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