513:
503:
231:, had undermined "the constitutional right of all Michigan voters ... to participate in fair and lawful elections." Stephens ruled that the case was based on
518:
508:
235:
and should be dismissed, but also stated that Benson was the wrong person for the Trump campaign to sue, as she does not control local ballot counting.
468:
212:
498:
208:
and thereby dismissed a lawsuit by the
Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate that challenged the Governor's emergency powers.
350:
463:
399:
247:
493:
483:
473:
379:
478:
162:
121:
205:
224:
186:
220:
182:
142:
34:
458:
178:
154:
112:
194:
177:. She was previously a circuit court judge and a district court judge. She has been a law professor at
488:
358:
429:
421:
174:
71:
201:
116:
302:
244:
251:
216:
190:
228:
452:
141:(born August 27, 1951) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a judge of the
158:
125:
200:
On May 21, 2020, Judge
Stephens issued an opinion upholding Michigan Governor
433:
45:
326:
422:"As Counting Continues in Key States, Biden Makes Gains in Pennsylvania"
400:"Michigan judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit to halt ballot counting"
232:
276:
211:
On
November 5, 2020, Judge Stephens dismissed a lawsuit filed by the
303:"Judge Cynthia Stephens | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy"
173:
Stephens was appointed to the court in 2008 by then-Governor
277:"A look at candidates for the Michigan Court of Appeals"
189:. Stephens also served as the general counsel to the
153:Stephens earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
108:
86:
81:
65:
32:
21:
380:"Michigan Legislature v Governor Gretchen Whitmer"
8:
271:
269:
18:
265:
213:Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign
514:20th-century African-American lawyers
7:
504:21st-century African-American people
519:20th-century African-American women
509:21st-century African-American women
14:
420:Mueller, Benjamin (2020-11-05).
223:. The campaign alleged that the
204:'s executive orders during the
469:Wayne State University faculty
163:Emory University School of Law
1:
499:University of Michigan alumni
245:Michigan court of appeals bio
206:COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
193:and as a commissioner of the
16:American attorney and jurist
464:Michigan state court judges
351:"COA First District Judges"
225:Michigan Secretary of State
187:University of Detroit Mercy
535:
221:2020 Presidential election
183:Loyola University Chicago
143:Michigan Court of Appeals
132:
77:
53:
42:
35:Michigan Court of Appeals
28:
494:American women academics
145:for the First District.
484:Emory University alumni
474:African-American judges
179:Wayne State University
155:University of Michigan
139:Cynthia Diane Stephens
113:University of Michigan
91:Cynthia Diane Stephens
38:for the First District
479:American women judges
215:over the handling of
195:State Bar of Michigan
307:fordschool.umich.edu
355:courts.michigan.gov
426:The New York Times
327:"Cynthia Stephens"
281:Detroit Legal News
250:2014-01-21 at the
402:. 5 November 2020
283:. October 7, 2010
175:Jennifer Granholm
136:
135:
72:Jennifer Granholm
526:
444:
443:
441:
440:
417:
411:
410:
408:
407:
396:
390:
389:
387:
386:
376:
370:
369:
367:
366:
357:. Archived from
347:
341:
340:
338:
337:
323:
317:
316:
314:
313:
299:
293:
292:
290:
288:
273:
217:absentee ballots
202:Gretchen Whitmer
122:Emory University
104:
100:
98:
82:Personal details
68:
58:
23:Cynthia Stephens
19:
534:
533:
529:
528:
527:
525:
524:
523:
449:
448:
447:
438:
436:
419:
418:
414:
405:
403:
398:
397:
393:
384:
382:
378:
377:
373:
364:
362:
349:
348:
344:
335:
333:
325:
324:
320:
311:
309:
301:
300:
296:
286:
284:
275:
274:
267:
263:
257:
252:Wayback Machine
241:
191:Michigan Senate
171:
151:
120:
102:
101:August 27, 1951
96:
94:
93:
92:
66:
60:
54:
49:
37:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
532:
530:
522:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
451:
450:
446:
445:
412:
391:
371:
342:
318:
294:
264:
262:
259:
255:
254:
240:
237:
229:Jocelyn Benson
170:
167:
157:in 1971 and a
150:
147:
134:
133:
130:
129:
110:
106:
105:
90:
88:
84:
83:
79:
78:
75:
74:
69:
63:
62:
56:Assumed office
51:
50:
43:
40:
39:
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
531:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
459:Living people
457:
456:
454:
435:
431:
427:
423:
416:
413:
401:
395:
392:
381:
375:
372:
361:on 2020-11-04
360:
356:
352:
346:
343:
332:
328:
322:
319:
308:
304:
298:
295:
282:
278:
272:
270:
266:
260:
258:
253:
249:
246:
243:
242:
238:
236:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
209:
207:
203:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
168:
166:
164:
160:
156:
148:
146:
144:
140:
131:
127:
123:
118:
114:
111:
107:
103:(age 73)
89:
85:
80:
76:
73:
70:
64:
57:
52:
48:
47:
41:
36:
33:Judge of the
31:
27:
20:
437:. Retrieved
425:
415:
404:. Retrieved
394:
383:. Retrieved
374:
363:. Retrieved
359:the original
354:
345:
334:. Retrieved
330:
321:
310:. Retrieved
306:
297:
285:. Retrieved
280:
256:
210:
199:
172:
159:Juris Doctor
152:
138:
137:
67:Appointed by
55:
44:
489:1951 births
331:Ballotpedia
287:November 9,
453:Categories
439:2020-11-09
406:2020-11-05
385:2020-05-22
365:2020-11-09
336:2020-11-09
312:2020-11-09
261:References
185:, and the
97:1951-08-27
434:0362-4331
165:in 1976.
161:from the
149:Education
109:Education
46:Incumbent
248:Archived
239:Sources
233:hearsay
219:in the
432:
169:Career
59:
430:ISSN
289:2020
87:Born
61:2008
455::
428:.
424:.
353:.
329:.
305:.
279:.
268:^
227:,
197:.
181:,
126:JD
117:BA
99:)
442:.
409:.
388:.
368:.
339:.
315:.
291:.
128:)
124:(
119:)
115:(
95:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.