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CITY — Residents, officials and others have been thanking Grosse Pointe City Municipal Court Judge Russell Ethridge a lot lately, as he wraps up his tenure helming the court. It turns out Ethridge is every bit as grateful as they are. “I owe thanks to this community for the opportunity to define my career (by serving as a judge),” Ethridge said during an Oct. 16 Grosse Pointe City Council meeting. “I never met a soul who didn’t have a rigid moral compass in this community. … I want to thank all of you for an opportunity that really has been the ride of a lifetime.”
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Etheridge has been the City’s judge for the last 25 years. Voters this fall will be choosing a new judge to fill his seat from a field of four candidates. The Nov. 9 edition of the Grosse Pointe Times went to press before election results were available. Ethridge turned 70 in February, and Michigan law prevents him from running for another term as a result. He isn’t angry about it, though, saying it’s time for someone new to take over. “I think it’s time to change it up,” Ethridge said. “Twenty-five years is enough.” Becoming a judge wasn’t even on Ethridge’s radar when his predecessor, City Municipal Court Judge Stanley Kazul, decided to retire in 1998. EthSee ETHERIDGE on page 16A
During an Oct. 16 Grosse Pointe City Council meeting in council chambers — which also serve as the municipal courtroom — Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak presents outgoing City Municipal Court Judge Russell Ethridge with a proclamation in his honor Photo by K. Michelle Moran
Preliminary exam rescheduled for Woods man accused of murdering brother WOODS — A preliminary examination for a Grosse Pointe Woods man accused of murdering his brother has been adjourned until December. Edmond “Teddy” Doheny, 29, was charged with open murder in connection to the death
of his youngest sibling, Dennis “Denny” John Doheny, 19, also of Grosse Pointe Woods. Police allege that on Oct. 6 at a home in the Woods, the elder Doheny purposely shot his brother in the head, causing his death, while Doheny’s defense attorney, Robert Ihrie, has insisted this was actually “a tragic accident.” Ihrie, Doheny and Assistant Wayne Coun-
ty Prosecutor James Kehoe appeared in front of Woods Municipal Court Judge Theodore Metry Oct. 25 for what was supposed to be a preliminary examination. “There was an off-the-record discussion held regarding the hearing and potential adjournment,” Metry said. “Counselors, it’s my underSee DOHENY on page 4A
The Grosse Pointe Times went to press before the Nov. 7 election. Visit www.candgnews.com and look to the next issue for results.
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