Judge s son competes with assistant prosecutor for father s seat
Circuit court handles nearly all felony criminal cases in the county, civil cases involving $25,000 or more, juvenile delinquency and other civil matters such as divorce, child custody and personal protection orders.
Both candidates are running aggressive campaigns via ads, literature and signs. Maceroni has raised $223,000 and spent $171,000 as of Friday, according to state campaign finance reports. Fox raised $15patagonia backpack for sale4,000 and spent $112,000, reports patagonia wetsuit discountshow.
I m in court every day in Macomb, Wayne, Oakland circuit courts and federal court in downtown Detroit and the federal Court of Appeals (in Cincinnati), Maceroni said.
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One of the main things I have dealt with for the past 15 years is clients and their families, and haven t been insulated by the prosecutor s office, Maceroni said. You have to be able to understand where people are copatagonia store austinming from, from years of experience. You learn frpatagonia store venturaom that experience. The law is about people. There is a lot of gray area.
Fox, meanwhile, said he possesses more experience due to four years of practicing labor, business and employment law at a Detroit firm before he arrived at the county prosecutor s office nine years ago.
I m proud of my diverse background, he said. I have been involved with every type of case that circuit court handles.
Fox said his candidacy for judge is fueled by the same passion that led him to the prosecutor s office.
I m passionate about taking care of the community where I m raising my family, he said. It is truly a drive for public service.
Fox, also deputy chief of the senior protection unit, has prosecutpatagonia better sweater look alikeed murderers and many other capital offenders.
I fight for victims of crime every day families, children, seniors and businesses, Fox says on his web site, adding in an interview: There s nothing more rewarding than sitting next to a mother whose daughter was a victim in a case and I could help her.
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Maceroni called reprehensible Fox s comparison of their convictions record.
To disparage me for swearing to uphold the Constitution of the United States and defending people accused of committing a crime is reprehensible, he said. Everybody has a role to play, and without that, we would not have a criminal justice system.
Fox also says he has conducted more than 100 felony jury trials while Maceroni has participated in two.
But Maceroni said that claim is false. He said he has tried at least two dozen cases in his 15 years in various courts.
He said he also has participated in at least two dozen trials and countless pretrial evidentiary hearings in criminal, juvenile and family. Divorce and child custody cases rarely advance to trial, he noted.
Maceroni turned the tables and accused Fox of having no family law experience and very little civil law experience, discounting Fox s experience as an associate at the Foley Lardner law firm in Detroit.
Although his experience leans toward prosecutorial, Fox, said will judge each case on its merits if elected.
I would treat those accused of crimes with respect and make sure we prosecute the right people for the right crimes they committed, he said.
Maceroni on his website says of his treatment of defendants, A good judge must listen to all sides of these same issues, and render a decision which is fair and consistent with the law, and must do so in a manner that treats those appearing in court with respect.
Maceroni took exception to Fox pointing out that he is raising a family here while Maceroni is not. Maceroni is single.
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Fox operates a photography business with his wife, he said.
Fox declined to comment on Maceroni s attempt to fill his father s seat but points out in the chart, Father is the rpatagonia guide pants townetiring judge.
Maceroni said the fact that his father is a judge shouldn t pre empt him from doing the same.
I think criticism would be valid if I only have been practicing the minimum of five years and ran, he said. Does the name help? Of course it does. It helps because my dad is a very good judge and is respectful to people.
