Michigan › Kent County › Judge of Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Incumbent Position
2 candidates are tracked for Judge of Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Incumbent Position on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark T. Boonstra and Daniel S. Korobkin. Candidate information follows official Kent County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nonpartisan; two incumbent judges run unopposed for two seats on the November 3 ballot. Michigan election law (MCL 168.409b) restricts the 'incumbent position' ballot designation to the sitting judge in that seat; this designation is printed on the Kent County Clerk's official candidate list.
Mark T. Boonstra has served on the Michigan Court of Appeals since his appointment in March 2012, per his ICLE biography. Before joining the bench he spent about 27 years as a senior principal at a large law firm, and he earned a juris doctor degree and a master of applied economics degree from the University of Michigan in 1983. Mark T. Boonstra appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Incumbent Position, per the county clerk's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026.
Daniel S. Korobkin was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in April 2025, per the governor's office, after spending more than 16 years at the ACLU of Michigan, most recently as legal director. He earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College, per his ACLU biography. Daniel S. Korobkin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Incumbent Position, per the county clerk's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026.
