Judge Tenisha Yancey

Position

FieldValue
CourtWayne County 3rd Circuit Court
StatusElected

Connection to Banks Network

TransactionAmountDateSource
Campaign payment to “Banks Strategy and Consultants”$2,2832024TransparencyUSA

Key Facts

  • Board Chair of MacDowell Preparatory Academy — listed on school website and independently confirmed by Clutch Justice (September 2026)
  • A sitting Wayne County judge’s campaign directly paid Banks’ personal consulting LLC
  • Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC is controlled solely by a convicted felon (9 convictions, 6 felony) who claims a J.D. not confirmed by bar records
  • The payment creates a documented financial relationship between a sitting judge and the network
  • Wayne County is the jurisdiction where Banks’ school entities operate and generate cases

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