Wrote about this one a while back. Now it has been revealed that a mental health report determined that Troy, Michigan 52-4 District Judge Kirsten Hartig was “‘unsafe to practice’ due to disruptive behavior and personality dysfunction.” She is accused of withholding this report from the Judicial Tenure Commission for some five months.
When the report was provided, the judge requested redaction of the above conclusion. Read about how the redaction ended up being removed inadvertently:
https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/troy-district-court-judge-was-unsafe-to-practice
Last month she was removed from hearing felony cases and “relegated” to hearing civil, landlord-tenant and small claims cases. The 52nd District Chief Judge now believes she should be removed from her entire docket while the complaint is being addressed.
The Judicial Commission’s Disciplinary Counsel will petition the Michigan Supreme Court to appoint a special master, who will preside over a public hearing on the complaints against Judge Hartig. Your tax dollars at work, Oakland County. I guess it’s either that or defend against some wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the county by this judge.
The citizens of Troy and Clawson, Michigan deserve far better than “unsafe to practice” due to disruptive behavior and personality disorder. And she is the last thing anyone with a civil, landlord-tenant or small claims case in District 52-4, needs.
Lady Justice gets quite the workout in Michigan.
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If she does have a personality disorder, that would be very , very hard to cure.
This is just the tip of the iceberg in Michigan’s judiciary.
July 11, 2025: More on Judge Hartig, who is still collecting a paycheck and limited to landlord-tenant and small claims cases. This time on her pissing matches with the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office:
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2025/07/11/oakland-county-judge-kirsten-nielsen-hartig-karen-mcdonald/84518744007/?utm_source=freep-your-week-in-metro-detroit-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baseline_greeting&utm_term=hero&utm_content=pdtf-detroit-nletter63.
Unbelievably, it seems Judge Kathleen A. Ryan is still on the bench in Oakland County. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/01/08/dashcam-video-shows-arrest-of-oakland-county-judge-charged-with-domestic-assault/. She is on tape making racist and homophobic remarks. She calls herself a “new racist.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmR4ne1d0HM. You’re nothing new, honey. Oakland County has always been filled with racists like you.
Oakland County judges making a mockery of their position. These types infect the legal process and seem to have used up enough strikes to be sent back into private practice where they can do less damage. Wake up Oakland County voters, if you even care to.
January 14, 2026:
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/01/13/judicial-oversight-committee-says-troy-judge-may-have-signs-of-early-dementia/?utm_email=E478E4C1856214FD54E1246EE2&lctg=E478E4C1856214FD54E1246EE2&active=yesP&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theoaklandpress.com%2f2026%2f01%2f13%2fjudicial-oversight-committee-says-troy-judge-may-have-signs-of-early-dementia%2f&utm_campaign=mich-the_oakland_press-morning_update-nl&utm_content=automated