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Namita Sharma earned a bachelor of science in natural resources and political science from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Detroit College of Law. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her husband.

Namita was previously a partner at Brueggemann & Sharma, P.C.,, worked as a staff attorney for Western Michigan Legal Aid and Gergely Law Offices, P.C., and served as a judicial law clerk for Hon. Kurtis J. Wilder in the Washtenaw Circuit Court. 

Namita Sharma is currently a judge of the 8th District Court. She has served on the bench since 2021 and was appointed Presiding Judge of the Family Division – Court G in 2023.

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As a district court judge, Sharma oversees civil and criminal cases under state law, exercises exclusive authority to issue search and arrest warrants, and conducts preliminary examinations in criminal cases to determine if sufficient evidence exists to hold a defendant for trial in circuit court.

As a district court judge, oversees civil and criminal cases under state law, exercises exclusive authority to issue search and arrest warrants, and conducts preliminary examinations in criminal cases to determine if sufficient evidence exists to hold a defendant for trial in circuit court.

- As a district court judge, oversees civil and criminal cases under state law, exercises exclusive authority to issue search and arrest warrants, and conducts preliminary examinations in criminal cases to determine if sufficient evidence exists to hold a defendant for trial in circuit court.

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Prioritizes trauma-informed approaches in domestic and juvenile cases, leaning on her decades of family law and legal aid experience to resolve delicate domestic disputes fairly.

- Prioritizes trauma-informed approaches in domestic and juvenile cases, leaning on her decades of family law and legal aid experience to resolve delicate domestic disputes fairly.

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Namita Sharma

Namita Sharma lives in Kalamazoo with her husband,. She earned a bachelor of science in natural resources from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Detroit College of Law.  

Namita is currently presiding judge for the 9th Circuit Court Family Division as well as an 8th District Court Judge. She was previously a partner at Brueggemann & Sharma, P.C.,, worked as a staff attorney for Western Michigan Legal Aid and Gergely Law Offices, P.C., and served as a judicial law clerk for Hon. Kurtis J. Wilder in the Washtenaw Circuit Court. 

- As a district court judge, Sharma oversees civil and criminal cases under state law, exercises exclusive authority to issue search and arrest warrants, and conducts preliminary examinations in criminal cases to determine if sufficient evidence exists to hold a defendant for trial in circuit court.

As of May 18, 2026, Namita Sharma did not have a website or any information online.

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- A district court judge is an elected judicial official who serves in Michigan’s district court system, which handles many lower-level legal matters and preliminary criminal proceedings.
- District courts hear civil disputes involving claims up to $25,000, as well as landlord-tenant disputes, small claims cases, traffic violations, and civil infractions.
- District court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections and may also be appointed to fill vacancies.
- Judges serve six-year terms and may run for reelection.
- Candidates must be licensed attorneys authorized to practice law in Michigan, admitted to practice for at least five years, qualified electors within their district, and under 70 years old at the time of election or appointment.
- The salary of a Michigan district court judge is approximately $181,000 per year.

A judge who handles local criminal, civil, and traffic cases.