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Carl Marlinga: “I went to probate court, much to my surprise, because I had…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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Meet the Candidates 2022: Carl Marlinga, Candidate for Michigan's 10th Congressional District

Published | Video Starts at 05:16

And so, being a prosecutor, when I took that to the judiciary, I was aware of everybody's roles, and I think that helped a great deal. But before I went to circuit court to handle criminal cases, I went to probate court, much to my surprise, because I had never done a lot of probate. but a group of probate bar attorneys came to me and said, in 2012, we really need you to run. (05:16–05:22)

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Asserts that Carl Marlinga had little experience in probate before becoming a probate court judge.

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