Michigan › Oakland County › Judge of Circuit Court — 6th Circuit (non-incumbent position)
2 candidates are tracked for Judge of Circuit Court — 6th Circuit (non-incumbent position) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Victoria King and Lisa Marie Neilson. Candidate information follows official Oakland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Lisa Marie Neilson won the most votes with about 46 percent and Victoria King advanced with about 30 percent in the August 4 nonpartisan primary, eliminating Nadine Renee Hatten, per official results certified by the Michigan Secretary of State; Neilson and King meet on the November 3 ballot.
A judicial staff attorney of 14 years inside the Oakland County Circuit Court, currently advising its circuit and visiting judges on civil, criminal, and appellate matters, per her campaign site. A vice president and 10-year director of the Oakland County Bar Association, she is endorsed by retired Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. and more than a dozen sitting and retired Oakland Circuit judges, per her campaign endorsements page.
2026 priorities
- Ready on day one through 14 years of daily circuit court work, per her campaign site
- Courtroom efficiency and reducing case delays, per her campaign site
- Focus on the Family Court docket of divorce, custody, and juvenile matters, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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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, and is endorsed by Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, per her campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Bring a decade of Family Court judicial experience to cases that are legally complex and emotionally difficult for families, per the campaign site
- Promote access to justice for all, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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