– Photos by John Meiu
PHOTO #1: A judicial candidate forum featuring the candidates for Oakland County Circuit Court was conducted Tuesday, September 20, in the Oakland County Commissioners Auditorium in Pontiac. Taking part in the forum were candidates (left to right) Karen Geibel and Jennifer Callaghan.
PHOTO #2: Also on September 20, a judicial candidate forum featuring the candidates for Oakland County Probate Court was conducted. Taking part in that forum were candidates (left to right) Victoria Valentine and Lori Savin.
PHOTO #3: Helping to run the September 20 forums were (seated, left to right) Detroit Free Press columnist Brian Dickerson, Linda DePoorter of League of Women Voters-Oakland Area, and Michael Hughes of Munger & Associates PC; along with (standing, left to right) Mike Schloff of Michael D. Schloff PLLC, Mark Hester of Delphi Corporation, OCBA President David Anderson of Collins, Einhorn, Farrell PC; and Joe Papelian of Papelian Law Office PLLC.
The forums were the result of a partnership—now in its sixth judicial cycle—among the Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA), the League of Women Voters-Oakland Area, and the Detroit Free Press that aims to sponsor judicial candidate forums in all contested judicial races in Oakland County.
The forums were open to the public and was video recorded so that it may be aired on local cable channels. As soon as the recording is available, it is loaded on the OCBA’s YouTube page at http://bit.ly/OCBAYouTube. Additionally, all candidates have been asked to complete a Judicial Candidate Questionnaire. The completed questionnaires are available on the OCBA website at www.ocba.org/judicial-candidate-forum/.
