U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

 

1/03/2024

U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

c/o Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and US Courthouse

110 Michigan Street, NW

Grand Rapids, MI  49503

Dear U.S. District Judge Beckering,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history, criminal justice reform, and social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. U.S. District Judge Beckering, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals and as current U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as Judge of the 3rd District Michigan Court of Appeals from 2007-2021, I liked on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, expressing the need to reduce racial profiling in the judicial system including law enforcement to help protect minorities or immigrants from being oppressed, and supporting the idea for tough laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect people who are different.  Supporting the need for drug treatment programs to help non-violent drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug addiction, express support for more programs to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get help on dealing with their trauma from law enforcement resources, and have more educational awareness about the need to reduce gun violence is common sense for criminal justice reform. Also on criminal justice reform, I like on how you heavily advocate for the need for better funds for DNA testing including forensic science to solve evidence along with cases efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail. In your current role as U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, I like on how you are a continuous supporter of civil rights including criminal justice reform.  Another thing that I like about your work in the  U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan is how you continue to support protection of civil liberties like the 4^th amendment to help protect people from unreasonable searches and emphasize the need to improve ethics reform to reduce corruption or judicial misconduct in the judicial system. 

U.S. District Judge Beckering, I have autism with a learning disability.  Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to common irate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as former Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals and as current U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan helps give me motivation to continue to learn history, criminal justice reform, and social justice. My future goal is to work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make civil rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. 

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in the judicial system. I’m very proud on how you work hard to support civil rights, advocate along with support criminal justice reform, and many others.  You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work, and continue to learn different subjects.  I was wondering if you could share with me what it is like working in the judicial system and how you got inspired to be a judge. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great impact in the judicial system.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick