Eric Holder Statement on Michigan Supreme Court Election Results

Washington, D.C. – Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), released the following statement in response to the Michigan Supreme Court election results: 

“Michiganders have demonstrated again that consistent engagement at the ballot box can protect a healthy system of checks and balances and the rights that come with it. By electing Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh and Justice Noah Hood, Michiganders have ensured that their state’s highest court will retain an independent, fair-minded majority that will continue to protect the fundamental rights of the people. I congratulate Chief Justice Cavanagh and Justice Hood on their victories, and I applaud Michiganders for showing up to vote in defense of their state constitution and our democracy.”

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND:

State supreme court races were a top priority for Attorney General Holder, who endorsed Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh and Justice Noah Hood for Michigan Supreme Court. Ahead of the general election, he helped support Justice Cavanagh and Justice Hood’s campaigns through fundraisers as well as signed emails and texts, to ensure they had the resources they needed. In October, he traveled to the Wolverine State to help draw attention to the importance of the Michigan Supreme Court elections, including by promoting them in interviews with  WHPR’s Darwin Griffin and Courageous Detroit Radio’s Keith Williams and Dr. Wendy Dorsey.

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