The Media Got it All Wrong With One of Michigan’s Best Judges

Talk about blowing it! WXYZ’s story on Judge Rae Lee Chabot was a hatchet job on one of Michigan’s finest judges. Undoubtedly, a senior-level Oakland County Prosecutor had a vendetta and took revenge by manipulating the news.

Retired Judge Rae Lee Chabot in Oakland County Circuit Court

Recently, WXYZ did a story on Judge Rae Lee Chabot of the Oakland County Circuit Court. In my opinion, this story exemplifies the worst kind of media manipulation. In this case, a powerful and disgruntled member of the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office was involved in the manipulation.

Judge Rae Lee Chabot is one of Michigan’s most well-respected, brave, and knowledgeable judges. General practice and Oakland County criminal defense lawyers almost universally hold Judge Chabot in the highest possible esteem. She is known for being prepared, thorough, and impartial. The WXYZ story was biased, distorted, and misleading. We hope Judge Rae Lee Chabot will not let this tragically disingenuous story significantly impact her unnecessarily. We also expect the public to view the story as a hatchet job, rather than a legitimate news story.

Judge Chabot was appointed to the Oakland County Circuit Court in December 2000. She has extensive experience in civil litigation, spanning approximately 23 years. She was a State of Michigan Civil Service Commissioner from 1993 to 2000. Judge Chabot was appointed to the State Board of Law Examiners in 2001 and served on the Oakland County Bar Association’s Board of Directors and Executive Board from 1993 through 2004. She served as a State Bar of California Attorney Discipline Board panelist in 2000 and 2001 and was a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Judicial Qualifications Committee from 1995 to 1998. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the State Bar of Michigan. She retired from the bench in 2023.

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If you still have questions for a Michigan criminal defense attorney about any criminal matter or regarding Judge Rae Lee Chabot, please contact the Oakland County criminal defense attorneys at LEWIS & DICKSTEIN, P.L.L.C. for a free consultation and confidential case evaluation.

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