Local judge faces an opponent for first time in decades

This fall, 47th District Court Judge James Brady is preparing for election season in a way he hasn’t experienced since 2002; he will be facing Matt Savich in the Farmington Hills local election, his first opponent in 18 years. The incumbent

Brady has served as a judge at the 47th District Court since 2002, but in a recent interview, he talked about how he has been involved in the court for much longer. 

“Before I was a judge, I was one of the magistrates here … and before that I was a prosecutor here,” said Brady. “I’ve been involved in the 47th District Court almost continuously since 1981.”

Brady also talked about his intentions as a judge and why he wanted to become a judge in the first place. When asked about what duties a judge should serve, he said that a judge’s main purpose should be to serve the people and to make fair decisions in accordance with the law. “My job is to serve the citizens of Farmington and Farmington Hills, make fair decisions based on the law, sentence people fairly based on the law and settle disputes fairly based on the law,” said Brady.