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Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Hall of Justice, 925 W. Ottawa St.
Lansing, MI 48913
MI Tel. 517-373-0120

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/

The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court (also known as the "court of last resort") in the Great Lakes State. The court, which receives roughly 2,000 new case filings per year, is comprised of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. A chief justice is chosen from among its members every two years. The Michigan Supreme Court's primary function is reviewing lower court decisions, most often originating from the Michigan Court of Appeals. It also hears cases of attorney and judicial misconduct and oversees the operations of all state trial courts.

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Michigan Supreme Court
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Established in 1841
Jurisdiction Flag of Michigan Michigan
 United States
Location Lansing
Authorized by Michigan Constitution
Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of the United States
Website http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/

The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices, who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot. Supreme Court candidates must be qualified electors, licensed to practice law in Michigan for at least five years, and under 70 years of age at the time of election. Vacancies are filled by appointment of the Governor until the next general election. Every two years, the justices elect a member of the Court to serve as Chief Justice.

Each year, the Court receives over 2,000 new case filings. In most cases, the litigants seek review of Michigan Court of Appeals[1] decisions, but the Supreme Court also hears cases of attorney and judicial misconduct, as well as a small number of matters over which the Court has original jurisdiction. The Court issues a decision by order or opinion in all cases filed with it. Opinions and orders of the Court are reported in an official publication, Michigan Reports, as well as in Thomson West's privately-published North Western Reporter.

The Court's other duties include overseeing the operations of all state trial courts; the Court is assisted by the State Court Administrative Office[2], an agency of the Court. The Court's responsibilities also include a public comment process for changes to court rules, rules of evidence, and other administrative matters. The court has broad superintending control power over all the state courts in Michigan.

Under Article 6, Section 30 of the Michigan Constitution, the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission is created. This is an agency within the judiciary, which has jurisdiction over allegations of judicial misconduct, misbehavior, and infirmity. The Supreme Court is given original, superintending control power, and appellate jurisdiction over the issue of penalty (up to and including removal of judges from office).[3]

The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice in Lansing, the state capital.

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Current Justices

Frontal view of the Michigan Hall of Justice.

Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justices
  • Grant Fellows
  • John W. Fitzgerald
  • Richard C. Flannigan
  • William A. Fletcher
  • Claudius B. Grant
  • Benjamin F. Graves
  • Sanford M. Green
  • Frank A. Hooker
  • Thomas G. Kavanagh
  • Thomas M. Kavanagh
  • Franz C. Kuhn
  • Charles D. Long
  • Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.
  • Isaac Marston
  • George Martin
  • Aaron V. McAlvay
  • John S. McDonald
  • John W. McGrath
  • Robert M. Montgomery
  • Joseph B. Moore
  • George Morrell
  • Allen B. Morse

Former Justices

  • Clark J. Adams, 1952-1953
  • Paul L. Adams, 1962, 1964-1973
  • Dennis Archer, 1985-1993
  • Nathaniel Bacon, 1855-1857
  • Frederick Bates, 1805-1808 (Territorial Justice)
  • John E. Bird, 1910-1928
  • Eugene F. Black, 1956-1973
  • Charles A. Blair, 1905-1912
  • Patricia J. Boyle, 1983-1998
  • Emerson R. Boyles, 1940-1956
  • Thomas E. Brennan, 1967-1973
  • James H. Brickley, 1983-1999
  • Flavius L. Brooke, 1909-1921
  • George E. Bushnell, 1934-1955
  • Henry M. Butzel, 1929-1955
  • Edward Cahill, 1890
  • James V. Campbell, 1858-1890
  • William L. Carpenter, 1902-1908
  • Leland W. Carr, 1945-1963
  • Bert D. Chandler, 1936-1943
  • John W. Champlin, 1884-1892
  • Henry C. Chipman, 1827-1832 (Territorial Justice)
  • Isaac P. Christiancy, 1857-1874
  • George M. Clark, 1919-1933
  • Mary S. Coleman, 1973-1982
  • Thomas M. Cooley, 1864-1885
  • Joseph T. Copeland, 1852-1857
  • John R. Dethmers, 1946-1971
  • Samuel T Douglass, 1852-1857
  • George H. Durand, 1892
  • George C. Edwards, 1956-1961
  • Louis H. Fead, 1928-1937
  • Alpheus Felch, 1842-1845
  • Grant Fellows, 1917-1929
  • John Warner Fitzgerald, 1974-1982
  • Richard C. Flannigan, 1928
  • William A. Fletcher, 1836-1842 (1st Justice)
  • Daniel Goodwin, 1843-1846
  • Claudius B. Grant, 1890-1909
  • Benjamin F. Graves, 1868-1883
  • Sanford M. Green, 1848-1857
  • John Griffin, 1805-1824 (Territorial Justice)
  • Robert P. Griffin, 1987-1994
  • Frank A. Hooker, 1893-1911
  • John Hunt, 1824-1827 (Territorial Justice)
  • David Johnson, 1852-1857
  • Thomas G. Kavanagh, 1969-1984
  • Thomas M. Kavanagh, 1958-1975
  • Harry F. Kelly, 1954-1971
  • Frank C. Kuhn, 1912-1919
  • Edwin Lawrence, 1857
  • Charles Levin, 1973-1996
  • Lawrence Lindemer, 1975-1976
  • Charles D. Long, 1888-1902
  • Conrad L. Mallett Jr., 1990-1998
  • Randolph Manning, 1858-1864
  • Isaac Marston, 1875-1883
  • George Martin, 1851-1867
  • Thomas F. McAllister, 1938-1941
  • Aaron V. McAlvay, 1905-1915
  • John S. McDonald, 1922-1933
  • John W. McGrath, 1890-1895
  • George Miles, 1846-1850
  • Robert M. Montgomery, 1892-1910
  • Blair Moody, Jr.[4] 1977-1982
  • Joseph B. Moore, 1895-1925
  • George Morrell, 1832-1836 (Territorial Justice) 1836-1843
  • Allen B. Morse, 1885-1892
  • Edward Mundy, 1848-1851
  • Walter H. North, 1927-1952
  • Michael D. O'Hara, 1963-1968
  • Russel C. Ostrander, 1905-1919
  • Rollin H. Person, 1915-1916
  • William W. Potter, 1928-1940

See also

The Michigan Hall of Justice houses the Michigan Supreme Court.

References

  1. ^ Michigan Court of Appeals website
  2. ^ State Court Administrative service website
  3. ^ See, Matter of Del Rio, 400 Mich. 665.
  4. ^ Blair Moody portrait dedication

Further reading

  • Noto, Scott A. A Brief History of the Michigan Supreme Court. (Lansing: Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, 2001).

External links

Coordinates: 42°44′01″N 84°33′56″W / 42.733664°N 84.565431°W / 42.733664; -84.565431

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