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Going
For The Robe

Steven Kaplan is the first candidate
to announce his intention to run for a seat
on the Oakland County Circuit Court.

or Democrat. It's just time consum-
ing," Kaplan said. "I know I have
good Republican support, even
though many were unwilling or
teve Kaplan is finally running
unable to publicly support me in run-
for the job he really wants.
ning for prosecutor," a partisan race.
On Feb. 5, the Macomb
Campaigning for the judgeship also
County assistant prosecutor
poses a new challenge for Kaplan, who
became the first candidate to declare
is barred ethically from commenting
for a seat that will be vacated this year
about issues which might come before
by retiring Oakland County Circuit
him as a judge.
Court Judge Robert Anderson.
One of Kaplan's campaign strategies
"It's been a long-time goal of mine
is to speak to as many groups as possi-
to be a judge," said Kaplan. "I never
ble regarding the judicial system and
had the intention of running against a
how it can be improved.
sitting judge because it's very hard to
Two Jewish judges
win. The vacancy gives
in the 46th District
me the opportunity to
Court in Southfield,
reach my goal."
Susan Moiseev and
Kaplan has twice
Bryan Levy, do not
sought the Oakland
plan to run for the
County prosecutor's job.
circuit court vacancy,
In 1992, he ran against
although they have
incumbent Richard
tried to win judge-
Thompson and lost, and
ships on the same
in 1996, he was defeated
court in the past.
by current Prosecutor
In 1996, Moiseev
David Gorcyca by a very
made an unsuccessful
slim margin. In fact, he
bid for an Oakland
was the announced win-
County Circuit Court
ner for several hours until
seat. Two years earlier,
he learned there had been Judicial candidate Steven
Levy tried but failed
a counting error in Troy
Kaplan.
to win a seat against
that gave Gorcyca a
Judge Alice Gilbert,
7,000-vote lead.
who had left the circuit court bench
While a student at the Detroit
to run for Congress.
College of Law and following gradua-
"I need to take a year off from run-
tion, Kaplan clerked for several judges.
ning," said Moiseev, who retained her
He later served as a staff attorney with
district court seat in the 1994 election.
the Michigan Court of Appeals and
"I haven't heard anyone else men-
the U.S. District Court.
tioned yet, but I suspect others may
For the last 12 years, he has worked
run." Her seat is up for re-election in
as an assistant prosecutor in Macomb
2000.
County.
Said Levy "I just got married last
The deadline to file for the judge-
month, and that's enough of a
ship is May 12, and in order to get a
change."
place on the ballot a candidate needs
In 2000, two more Oakland
6,000 signatures. As of now, Kaplan
Circuit Court judgeships will open up
and his nearly 100 volunteers have
with the retirement of judges Gilbert
garnered 2,000 signatures.
and David Breck. State law bars
"The judgeship is a non-partisan
judges
from running for office after
position, so getting signatures doesn't
the age of 70.
depend so much on being Republican

LONNY GOLDSMITH
Staff Writer

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