Veteran Assistant Macomb County Prosecutor Steve Fox announced he is seeking a Macomb Circuit judicial post in this year’s election.
Fox, 45, of Macomb Township, will run against Judge Teri Lynn Dennings, who was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in December to fill the final two years of a six-year term that was held by Mark Switalski. She is Macomb Circuit Court’s first Black judge.
Fox pointed to his experience as a top attorney in the Prosecutor’s Office and other work as his reasons to vote for him. He is currently chief of the Major Crimes Unit and has conducted more than 100 jury trials, including many high-profile murder cases. He is chief of the Cold Crimes Unit and was chief of the Senior Crimes Unit.
“I am proud of my time as Assistant Prosecutor, and it has undoubtedly prepared me to do even more for Macomb County,” Fox said in a news release. “Protecting everyone in Macomb requires that our judges be fair and impartial. Judges are tasked with making the tough decisions and must make them based on statutory text and the Rule of Law, without regard for political leanings. I will do just that.”
Fox began working as a lawyer in 2002 in business, labor and employment law, and in 2005 was hired as an assistant prosecutor.
“I pride myself on practicing law with absolute integrity, treating everyone fairly, and protecting the rights of all because true justice can only be born through the exercise of candor, compassion, and character,” he said. “The true depth...
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