Judge of Court of Appeals, 4th District

Michael J. Kelly is a sitting judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, Fourth District, elected to the court in 2008, per Michigan Courts. He worked as a trial lawyer in private practice for twenty years before joining the bench and is a former adjunct professor of Criminal Law and Procedure at Ferris State University, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Michelle M. Rick is a sitting judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, Fourth District, elected to the bench in November 2020 after serving as a trial judge on the 29th Circuit Court from 2007 to 2020, per Michigan Courts. She previously worked as an assistant prosecutor, a senior assistant attorney general for Michigan, and deputy legal counsel to Governor Jennifer Granholm, and now teaches Access to Justice at Detroit Mercy Law School, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Allie Greenleaf Maldonado is a judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, Fourth District, appointed to the court in 2023 rather than elected, per Michigan Courts. She is a citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, and served as a litigator in the U.S. Department of Justice's Indian Resources Section through the department's Honors Program, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.