Longtime judge recuses herself from contentious Detroit foreclosure case

This story is part of Profits and Losses, a service journalism project informing Detroiters how to claim millions from Wayne County, which foreclosed on their homes — then auctioned the properties for a profit. 

For months, Detroiters have argued that Wayne County is using an opaque legal process to avoid paying them profits from past tax foreclosures — money the courts have ruled counties must return to former homeowners.