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A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Craig was elected ito his judgeship in the nonpartisan blanket primary in 2008. With 12,182 votes (51 percent), he narrowly unseated incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Dewey Burchett|Dewey E. Burchett, Jr.]], also of Bossier City.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> He took office in January 200 and was reelected without opposition in 2014. Prior to that time, he operated a private legal practice and for three years served with the indigent defenders' board and as an assistant district attorney under DA [[Schuyler Marvin]]. He is a former president of the Bossier Parish Bar Association.<ref name=26jdc>{{cite web|url=http://26jdc.com/judges.html|title=Judge Mike Craig|publisher=26th Judicial District Court|date=April 25, 2020|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Craig was elected ito his judgeship in the nonpartisan blanket primary in 2008. With 12,182 votes (51 percent), he narrowly unseated incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Dewey Burchett|Dewey E. Burchett, Jr.]], also of Bossier City.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> He took office on January 1, 2009, and he was reelected without opposition in 2014. Prior to that time, he operated a private legal practice and for three years served with the indigent defenders' board and as an assistant district attorney under DA [[Schuyler Marvin]]. He is a former president of the Bossier Parish Bar Association.<ref name=26jdc>{{cite web|url=http://26jdc.com/judges.html|title=Judge Mike Craig|publisher=26th Judicial District Court|date=April 25, 2020|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
Craig graduated from the public Airline High School in [[Bossier City]] and received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University, a since four-year institution in [[Shreveport]], which was established the year before Craig was born. His law degree is from the historically black Southern University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=26jdc/> In 2003, he was the executive director of the National [[Little Britches]] Rodeo Association<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Michael-Craig/316086568|title=Michael O. Craig Business Profile|publisher=Zoominfo.com|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref> in [[Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]].
Craig graduated from the public Airline High School in [[Bossier City]] and received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University, a since four-year institution in [[Shreveport]], which was established the year before Craig was born. His law degree is from the historically black Southern University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=26jdc/> In 2003, he was the executive director of the National [[Little Britches]] Rodeo Association<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Michael-Craig/316086568|title=Michael O. Craig Business Profile|publisher=Zoominfo.com|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref> in [[Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]].