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but that wasn't all — there was a sweep
of the endorsements:
". Rated 'outstanding' (the highest rat-
ow that its down to two candi-
ing) by both the Oakland County Bar
dates and five weeks, a voter
Association (Michigan's largest volunteer
might figure to hear more about attorney group) and the Wolverine Bar
the 46th District Court race. The
Association (Michigan's largest and old-
$138,000 judgeship handles
est African-American lawyers'
cases from Beverly Hills,
group).
Bingham Farms, Franklin,
"• Endorsed by the Detroit
Lathrup Village and
Free Press and the Eccentric and
Southfield.
voted "Best Michigan Judge
But challenger Arlene F
2004" in the Detroit News.
Woods remains reticent with
• Endorsed by the mayor and
the news media. She refused
entire Southfield City Council
telephone calls and e-mail
and all the village officials in
requests for information dur-
Franklin, Beverly Hills and
Woods
ing the primary after pub-
Bingham Farms.
lished reports about 14 non-
"Over the years, I have been
payment cases against her. In
honored by my fellow judges as
seven of the cases, summary
Michigan governor of the
judgments were entered when
American Judges Association
she failed to appear in court.
and president of the Michigan
Reached at her Southfield
District Judges Association and
home two weeks ago, the
appointed chief judge by the
Detroit attorney graciously
Michigan Supreme Court. My
Cooper
promised to look at and con-
colleagues have presented me
sider a response to a Jewish
with honors as the Women's Bar
News e-mail request asking for informa-
Association Honoree-of-the-Year, the
don from her and her opponent, incum- Distinguished Service Award of the
bent Judge Stephen C. Cooper of
Oakland County Bar, ABA awards for
Southfield.
children and public education, and the
The specific questions:
Volunteer-of-the-Year award from Legal
• What do you see as the issues in this
Aid.
election?
"I served as president of the B'nai
• Why should the voters choose you
B'rith Barristers and on the advisory
rather than your opponent?
boards of JARC and MJAC, was part of
Woods has not responded. Judge
Federation's Hadracha as well as served
Cooper, despite heavily outpolling
several terms on the Jewish Community
Council.
Woods in the primary, is continuing to
run hard for a fourth term.
"The outpouring of encouragement
has come from every sector. People are
reminding me of programs I did on
Cooper's Statement
addiction in the Jewish community and
In his response to the Jewish News ques-
the Chaldean community and the
tions, Judge Cooper wrote:
African-American community; for 12
"For 18 years, I have tried to do my
years, I presented the annual LAWFAIR
best to be a good judge, basing decisions
to educate the public and to provide free
on the law and the facts, hearing people
legal advice from hundreds of volunteer
lawyers.
out thoroughly, treating people in the
courtroom with dignity and respect,
"I do all this because I feel it my
being actively involved in the communi- responsibility to help improve my com-
ty and in educating the public and our
munity and to educate the public about
children on the law.
their rights and responsibilities. Now, it
"The response I have received in this
seems, others were noticing, too.
election has been overwhelming. In the
"In the Torah, we are admonished to
primary election, I received an unheard
pursue justice. It doesn't come easily and
of vote that was four times as large as
is a goal to which we must continuously
my next opponent (71 to 18 percent),
strive — that's been my effort." ❑

ALAN HITSKY
Associate Editor

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