Patrick Meter
| Patrick M. Meter | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | District 4 |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 1999-present |
| Past position: | Judge of the Saginaw Circuit Court |
| Past position 2: | Prosecuting Attorney for Saginaw County |
| Personal History | |
| Undergraduate: | University of Notre Dame |
| Law School: | University of Notre Dame |
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Patrick M. Meter is a judge on the Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the Court in 1999 and his current term expires on January 1, 2015.[1]
Biography
Judge Meter attended the University of Notre Dame, where he received his bachelor's and law degrees. [1]
Legal career
Before he was appointed to the Court of Appeals, Patrick Meter served as a judge of the Saginaw Circuit Court (10th Circuit Court), a prosecuting attorney for Saginaw County and an attorney in private practice.[1]
RMGN effort fails
Chief Judge William Whitbeck and Judges Patrick Meter and Bill Schuette determined that the proposal from Reform Michigan Government Now was "an illegal attempt to enact a general revision of the state constitution." According to the Detroit Free Press, "A sweeping proposal led by Michigan Democrats and labor unions to rewrite much of the Michigan Constitution appears dead after a court ruling August 20, 2008."[2]
Court rules in absentee ballot suit
The appellate court ruled that state election law does not give election clerks the authority to mail unsolicited applications for absentee ballots, according to Michigan Life. Further, Judges Donald Owens, Patrick Meter and Bill Schuette wrote that "mailing the applications to only those 60 and older 'undermines the fairness and evenhandedness of the application of election laws in this state.'" Carmella Sabaugh, whose name will appear on the ballot in the 2008 election, had been mailing absentee ballot applications in 2006. According to the article, "The court said Sabaugh did not mail applications to other groups of people who can qualify for absentee ballots such as those who need assistance at the polls, are out of town on Election Day or cannot attend the polls because of religious reasons."[3]
See also
External links
- Michigan Court of Appeals: Patrick Meter
- Michigan appeals court rejects government overhaul
- Group asks Mich. government overhaul proposal be allowed on ballot
- Detroit News: Appellate judges correctly derail 'reform' plan
- Prevote.org: Patrick Meter
- Group asks Mich. government overhaul proposal be allowed on ballot
- Michigan appeals court nixes recusal motion
- Michigan Primary Goes to High Court
- Detroit Free Press
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