Local attorney seeking judicial seat

Former Wayne City Attorney Breeda O'Leary will seek the non-partisan judicial seat at the 29th District Court created by Judge Laura Mack's retirement.
Voters will decide on a new judge at the court during the Nov. 3 presidential election.
O'Leary is a long-time Wayne resident and practicing attorney at Fausone Bohn, L.L.P. She has extensive trial experience, having served as a prosecutor for the 29th District Court in Wayne, and currently serving as a prosecutor for the 18th District Court in the City of Westland.
She has prosecuted thousands of misdemeanor cases and conducted numerous jury trials, bench trials, and formal hearings throughout her career, according to background information provided. In her private practice, O'Leary amassed significant civil litigation and landlord-tenant experience, she said.
“Having practiced in the district courts for my entire legal career, I am confident that I can continue serving the citizens of Wayne with the utmost integrity, fairness, compassion, and the same high level of services that they have come to expect” said O'Leary.
“If elected, I will continue the diversion and treatment programs implemented by Judge Mack, including the very important Western Wayne County Regional Behavioral Treatment Court, which is designed to assist adult individuals with mental illness who have encountered the criminal justice system.”
O’Leary said that she has the support of Mack for the seat.
O'Leary is the fifth generation of her family raised in Wayne. Her great-grandparents moved to the city in the 1930s, when the city was only a village. Her family has owned and operated several businesses during those seven decades including Foster's Market, and Riggs Wholesale Grocer. O'Leary attended St. Mary School and obtained her first job at Northside Hardware.
O'Leary moved from Wayne to attend college and returned to marry her husband at Goudy Park. Her daughter currently attends the Wayne-Westland schools.
O'Leary has been active in the community, having served the Wayne Senior Center with Free Legal Aid for Seniors for nearly seven years. She is currently vice-president of Wayne Main Street, a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, an advisory board member for Families Against Narcotics (FAN) Northwest Wayne Chapter, and a member of the Wayne 100 Club.
“Wayne is, and always has been, my home town. There would be no higher honor for me than to humbly serve my community and its citizens as their next district court judge,” O'Leary said.