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The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Michigan, that is the "court of last resort." It consists of seven justices elected directly by the voters in nonpartisan judicial elections. By Constitutional amendment, justices may not be over 70 years of age by election day. State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Official languages English de-facto Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...


Current Justices

  • Clifford W. Taylor (1997-present, Chief Justice 2005-present)
  • Michael F. Cavanagh (1982-present, Chief Justice 1991-1995)
  • Elizabeth A. Weaver(1994-present, Chief Justice 1999-2000)
  • Marilyn Kelly (1996-present)
  • Maura D. Corrigan (1998-present, Chief Justice 2001-2004)
  • Robert P. Young Jr. (1999-present)
  • Stephen J. Markman (1999-present)

Maura D. Corrigan is a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and was at one time the Chief Justice of that court. ...

Notable Former Justices

Dennis Wayne Archer is a former president of the American Bar Association, and was the first African American to hold this office. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Alpheus Felch (September 28, 1804 – June 13, 1896) was Governor and U.S. Senator from Michigan. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Paul Griffin (born November 6, 1923) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Charles Leonard Levin (born April 28, 1926 in Detroit) was a Michigan jurist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Epaphroditus Ransom (March 24, 1798–November 9, 1859) was Governor and Michigan Supreme Court justice from the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dorothy Comstock Riley (December 6, 1924–October 23, 2004) was a lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving on the Michigan Supreme Court and the first woman to serve on the states Court of Appeals. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John D. Voelker (June 19, 1903 -- March 19, 1991), better known by his pen name Robert Traver, was an attorney, judge, and writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/
  • http://tcattorney.typepad.com/michigansupremecourt/ (Michigan Supreme Court Commentary)

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MIbLAWg: Michigan Supreme Court Commentary (5714 words)
Justice Weaver, by comparison, was elected to the probate court, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court by the voters.
She was twice elected to that court and was appointed as its Chief Judge from 1997-1998 until her election to the Supreme Court.
Michigan citizens need to realize that they are being stripped of their legal rights by the present court majority, irregardless of which political party you belong to.
Bennis v. Michigan, 517 U.S. 1163 (1996) (2927 words)
Michigan Supreme Court precedent interpreting this section prevented the State from abating petitioner's interest absent proof that she knew to what end the car would be used.
Rejecting the Court of Appeals' interpretation of §600.3815(2), the court then announced that, in order to abate an owner's interest in a vehicle, Michigan does not need to prove that the owner knew or agreed that her vehicle would be used in a manner proscribed by §600.3801 when she entrusted it to another user.
In this case, however, Michigan's Supreme Court emphasized with respect to the forfeiture proceeding at issue: "It is not contested that this is an equitable action," in which the trial judge has discretion to consider "alternatives [to] abating the entire interest in the vehicle." 447 Mich., at 742, 527 N. 2d, at 495.
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