Judge Adam Sabree — 36th District Court

Position

FieldValue
Court36th District Court (Detroit)
Full Legal NameAdam Ibn-Ramadan Sabree
ElectedNovember 2022
Term EndsJanuary 1, 2029

Prior Career — Metro Property Group (RICO-Accused)

FieldDetail
RoleIn-house counsel — per votesabree.com: “My legal career began as in-house counsel for a real estate company”
CompanyMetro Property Group, LLC
Federal caseLlewellyn-Jones v. Metro Property Group, LLC, 2:13-cv-11977 (E.D. Mich., Judge Lawson)

The Metro Property Group Scheme (per federal complaint)

  • Purchased thousands of Detroit foreclosed homes for $500–$5,000
  • Sold to foreign investors (UK, Yemen, Australia) for $40,000–$50,000
  • Represented homes as “refurbished,” “turnkey,” “Section 8 approved” — they were uninhabitable
  • Forged lease documents for non-existent tenants
  • Fabricated Section 8 approvals and post-dated audits
  • Charged investors for “evictions” of fictional tenants
  • 371-paragraph, 116-page complaint with 13 counts including fraud, RICO, and consumer protection

Career Pipeline

  1. In-house counsel for RICO-accused company exploiting Detroit foreclosure pipeline
  2. → Managed litigation for father’s Wayne County Treasurer office (which runs that pipeline)
  3. → Managed litigation for Wayne County Land Bank
  4. → Elected 36th District Court Judge

Woodward Law Group PLLC

FieldValue
LARA ID801902111
StatusActive
LocationBirmingham, MI
AgentJames Murray III

Sabree Dynasty

PersonRole
Eric R. SabreeWayne County Treasurer + Land Bank Chair — father
Aliyah SabreeWayne County 3rd Circuit Court (Family Division) — sister
Adam Sabree36th District Court Judge

36th District Court Concentration

Sits on the same court as:

JudgeConnection
Tenisha YanceyMacDowell Board Chair; campaign paid Banks Strategy LLC
Sean PerkinsBrother of Todd Perkins, Brian Banks’ attorney

Three network judges on one court. Same election cycle (November 2022). Same term end (January 1, 2029).

2017 Auction Bidding

Adam Sabree listed as auction bidder in the 2017 Wayne County tax auction. His father Eric Sabree was the Wayne County Treasurer administering the sale.

Father’s FBI Investigation (2019)

Detroit News (Mar 15, 2019): “The FBI is looking into land deals by the family of Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree.” FBI Special Agent Mara Schneider “neither confirmed nor denied the existence of an investigation.” County rules banned family members from bidding at tax auctions — violation confirmed by Detroit News reporting. Ethics complaint filed by County Exec Warren Evans — dismissed 5–1 (Jul 2019) on technicality. FBI investigation outcome never publicly reported. No indictment. No exoneration.

Verify

  • 36th District Court:
  • LARA: Woodward Law Group — — Entity 801902111
  • PACER: Llewellyn-Jones v. Metro Property Group, 2:13-cv-11977
  • Detroit News (Feb–Jul 2019): Eric Sabree FBI/land deal reporting —
  • votesabree.com (archived campaign materials)
  • Ballotpedia: Adam Sabree

Independent Reporting


All sources are public records and published news reports.