Michigan judicial news

• JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more!, May 03, 2012
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/2/2012, May 02, 2012
• Temporary bankruptcy judgeships extended, Apr 22, 2012
• Gov. Snyder appoints two to trial courts, Apr 16, 2012
• Court of Appeals halts injunction aimed at Michigan Republicans, Apr 11, 2012
• Gov. Snyder appoints two to Court of Appeals, Mar 19, 2012
• Democrats endorse Michigan Supreme Court candidates, Mar 12, 2012
• Bills to eliminate 36 judgeships head to Gov. Snyder, Feb 17, 2012
• Supreme Weekly: Trouble in New Jersey and disciplinary actions in the states, Feb 02, 2012
• Michigan Supreme Court rules on Rosa Parks' estate, Jan 30, 2012
• Judge pulls double duty as Michigan judgeships are eliminated, Jan 15, 2012

• Michigan judge suspended by Supreme Court, Dec 29, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Michigan, Ohio, New Mexico and Colorado, Dec 15, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Freshman governors and their 2011 Supreme Court appointments, Dec 08, 2011
• New chief judge in Midland County, Michigan, Dec 08, 2011
• Wygonik takes the reins of Michigan's 19th District, Nov 28, 2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/23/2011, Nov 23, 2011
• Creal leaves Ann Arbor District Court for good, Nov 16, 2011
• Five states appeal asian carp case to the Supreme Court, Oct 28, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Playing politics, Oct 27, 2011
• Michigan court files go online, Oct 26, 2011
• Michigan courts halt recall vote for state Rep. Paul Scott, Oct 13, 2011
• Underwear Bomber unexpectedly changes plea, Oct 12, 2011
• Kent County Family Court judge announces retirement, Sep 25, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Recusals and a surprise encounter, Sep 22, 2011
• Berrien County Chief Judge suspects link between the number of police officers and trial court revenue, Sep 12, 2011
• Minnesotans debate judicial elections, Aug 30, 2011
• Michigan Supreme Court supports elimination of up to 49 judgeships, Aug 22, 2011
• Michigan District Judge's drunk driving sentences spark controversy, Aug 12, 2011
• Elhasan confirmed as magistrate for Michigan's 20th District Court, Jul 27, 2011
• New rules for jurors in Michigan Supreme Court, Jul 05, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Budgets and pensions hit the courts, Jun 16, 2011
• Michigan judges may get pay raises, Jun 08, 2011
• Federal judge John Feinkens of Michigan dies at 93, May 26, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, May 12, 2011
• Federal magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Michigan retires, May 11, 2011
• Michigan Attorney General contests District Judge's term dates, Apr 29, 2011
• Financial discrepancies discovered in Michigan district court, judge placed on leave, Apr 14, 2011
• Hearing date set for suspended District Judge accused of misconduct, Mar 28, 2011
• Chad Schmucker becomes Michigan state court administrator, Mar 12, 2011
• Amy Krause sworn in as Michigan Court of Appeals judge, Feb 26, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: The cost of running for a Supreme Court, Feb 03, 2011
• Brian Zahra appointed to Michigan Supreme Court, Jan 11, 2011
• Corrigan leaves Michigan high court for Department of Human Services, Jan 10, 2011

• Justice Weaver steps down from Michigan Supreme Court, Aug 26, 2010
• Michigan district judge suspended, Jul 20, 2010
• Three Justices request investigation of colleague in Michigan, May 13, 2010
• Five candidates seek Probate Court position, May 01, 2010
• Michigan high court chastises judge, Mar 05, 2010
• Police accused of ignoring judges in Michigan, Mar 02, 2010
• Possibility of a mistrial in Michigan court, Feb 11, 2010
• Michigan Supreme Court suspends two judges, Jan 29, 2010
• Supreme Court refuses to close waterways, Jan 19, 2010

• Federal judge conducts initial apperance for suspect of the attempted terror plot in Detroit, Dec 28, 2009
• Detroit Police Department consent decree ruling, Jul 20, 2009
• PDA's forbidden for Michigan jurors, Jul 13, 2009

Lawyers poll:Thomas best pick for state high court, The Michigan Citizen

(7/28/08) According to The Michigan Citizen, (self-described as "America's Most Progressive Community Newspaper") in separate polls of the state’s legal community conducted by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Thomas ranked highest of three potential Democratic-backed candidates for Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor’s seat.

Group turns in signatures for controversial amendment to state constitution

(7/7/08) Voters may get a chance to lay off state lawmakers and slice their pay after organizers turned in 487,000 signatures Monday to put a sweeping constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The measure, destined for legal and procedural challenges, also would reduce the number of judges on the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals and cut the salaries of judges, the governor and other elected officials.

Dianne Byrum, a former Democratic House leader and spokesperson for Reform Michigan Government Now, refused to disclose who paid for the ballot drive, something that doesn't have to be reported until August. The measure appears to have been developed by Democratic strategists. State Democratic Party leaders have declined to say if they're involved.

Interested in this ballot measure? See this link for more information from our sister project, Ballotpedia.org.

• Democratic candidate for Michigan top court? Does anybody know? (6/13/08)
• Michigan justices rule against firefighters' unions (7/23/2008)
• Judge Colombo hands down rulings in the Kwame Kilpatrick text message scandal
• The New Politics of Judicial Elections in the Great Lakes States, 2000-2008
• Impasse Over Michigan Judges Ends (4/16/2008)

• Corruption supreme: Editorial (11/28/2007)