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No. Chief Justice Tenure as Chief Justice Tenure on Supreme Court 1: William A. Fletcher: 1836–1842: 1836–1842 2: George Morell: 1842–1843: 1836–1843
The Michigan Supreme Court consists of seven members. [1] The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction only in narrow circumstances, but holds appellate jurisdiction over the entire state judicial system. The state Supreme Court makes decisions via a majority. [1] The court was founded in 1835. [1]
The Michigan Supreme Court can be dated back to the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory, established in 1805 with three justices. [4] These justices served for indefinite terms. In 1823, the terms of justices were limited to four years. [4] The Michigan Supreme Court was the only court created by the first Michigan constitution in 1835.
Judicial circuits map State courts of Michigan. Michigan Supreme Court [1] The Supreme Court is Michigan's court of last resort, consisting of seven justices. Each year, the Supreme Court receives over 2,000 applications for leave to appeal from litigants primarily seeking review of decisions by the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Christopher Paul Yates is an American judge in the state of Michigan.He has served as both a trial-level and appellate judge.He was one of Michigan's first business court judges, serving in that role for ten years, and later developing a national presence and influence as a business court judge.
Michigan State University (BA, JD) Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Tripp Clement (born October 8, 1977) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief justice of Michigan since 2022. She has served as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since 2017, after being appointed by Governor Rick Snyder .
Brian K. Zahra (born January 9, 1960) is a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.He was appointed to fill a vacancy by Governor Rick Snyder in 2011. [1] Zahra won his bid for reelection in 2022 to retain his seat for eight more years, per the Michigan Constitution.
In 1833, all the county courts in all counties in the territory of Michigan except Wayne were abolished and replaced by one circuit court of the territory of Michigan. [2] In 1836, the state was divided into 3 circuits. The 1850 Michigan Constitution made the office of circuit court judges elected officials and set the term of office to six (6 ...