Family Court Referee Running Circuit Court Judge

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI – Oakland County Circuit Court Family Division Referee Lorie Savin announced Tuesday that she is a candidate for Oakland County Circuit Court Judge.

She is running for the seat currently held by Judge Joan Young, who is retiring after serving nearly 28 years on the bench. Young’s seat is in the Family Division of the Circuit Court.

Savin is an award winning referee with more than 20 years of experience in family law and 13 years of service to the Court and the families of Oakland County. She is a published author on family law, as well as a public speaker on the issue. She is an appointee on the State Bar of Michigan’s Judicial Ethics Committee, and is an active board member of two professional associations.

“I am running for Circuit Court Judge to bring strength to the bench, to ensure that our citizens get their fair day in court, and to continue to serve families involved in the legal system,” Savin said in a statement.

Savin said Oakland County has “an excellent Circuit Court with outstanding judges,” she said, but noted “a perception in society that average people do not have the same access to justice as the wealthy and the powerful.”

If elected, she said she will run her courtroom efficiently and fairly in the tradition established by Young. “It will be a place where the rights of all are upheld, and the laws and the Constitution are followed,” she said.

Savin grew up in Oak Park and Southfield, where she attended public schools. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Wayne State University Law School.

Savin, her husband Adam Larky, and their two daughters live in West Bloomfield. She is active in her community, including volunteer work for her local schools. She is a member of Temple Israel.