The investiture ceremony for Judge Kathleen M. Brickley of the 36th Circuit Court, Van Buren County, will take place on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Van Buren County Courthouse, 212 East Paw Paw Street, in Paw Paw. A reception will immediately follow. Judges are asked to bring their robes. For questions or to R.S.V.P. call 269-217-0419. ■

Administrative Memorandum 2012-05: Rescission of SCAO Administrative Memorandum 2012-01
Revisions to Components 23 and 24 of the Case File Management Standards and Model LAO 8 ■

Reporting Requirements for Orders Closing Court Proceedings/Sealing Case Files ■

FY 2013 Michigan Drug Court Grant Program applications due on or before Friday, June 1, 2012. ■

The National Center for State Courts' May 1, 2012, Federal Funding Report is now available. ■

Updates to the following MJI benchbooks are now available at http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/. These updates include material effective January 2, 2012 – May 1, 2012, and have been integrated into the website versions of the benchbooks. Once you are on the MJI webpage, select publications from the options on your left and then click on the publication of interest for the latest material.

• Domestic Violence Benchbook
• Friend of the Court Domestic Violence Resource Book

If you have questions or comments concerning the updates or MJI publications, please contact Sarah Roth at 517-373-7444 or roths@courts.mi.gov. ■

Updates to the following MJI benchbooks are now available at http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/. These updates include material effective January 2, 2012 – May 1, 2012, and have been integrated into the website versions of the benchbooks. Once you are on the MJI webpage, select publications from the options on your left and then click on the publication of interest for the latest material.

• Controlled Substances Benchbook
• Domestic Violence Benchbook
• Friend of the Court Domestic Violence Resource Book
• Traffic Benchbook Vol. 1
• Criminal Procedure Monograph 9: Postconviction Proceedings

If you have questions or comments concerning the updates or MJI publications, please contact Sarah Roth at 517-373-7444 or roths@courts.mi.gov. ■

Updates to the following MJI benchbooks are now available at http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/. These updates include material effective January 2, 2012 – May 1, 2012, and have been integrated into the website versions of the benchbooks. Once you are on the MJI webpage, select publications from the options on your left and then click on the publication of interest for the latest material.

• Adoption Proceedings Benchbook
• Domestic Violence Benchbook
• Friend of the Court Domestic Violence Resource Book

If you have questions or comments concerning the updates or MJI publications, please contact Sarah Roth at 517-373-7444 or roths@courts.mi.gov. ■

The 2013 Child Support Formula Manual, effective January 1, 2013, is now available. ■

The 2011 Friend of the Court Annual Grievance Report to the Legislature summarizes the grievances that were filed with the friend of the court offices in 2011 and includes a summary of the friend of the court citizen advisory committees' activities in 2011. ■

Michigan District Judges Association 2012 Annual Conference
Dates and location: August 8-10, 2012, Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville
Room reservations must be made by July 9, 2012.
Online conference registration will be available shortly. ■

Notice of Juvenile Probation Officer/Caseworker Certification Examination held pursuant to Administrative Order 1985-5
Dates and locations: July 27, 2012, 9 a.m. - 12 noon, Michigan Hall of Justice, Lansing
and
August 3, 2012, 9 a.m. - 12 noon, Region IV State Court Administrative Office, Gaylord
Register by July 6, 2012■