State Court Administrative Office
Model Local Administrative Order 32a - Appointment of Juvenile Nonattorney Referee	     (rev. 11/13)

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Administrative Order [insert year] - [insert number]
insert when applicable Rescinds Administrative Order [year] - [number]

APPOINTMENT OF JUVENILE NONATTORNEY REFEREE

This administrative order is issued in accordance with Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order 2009-6, effective January 1, 2010.  In accordance with MCL 712A.10 and MCR 3.913, and upon approval of the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO), 

IT IS ORDERED:

1.	The chief judge of the [insert court number] Circuit Court appoints [insert full name of referee] as a nonattorney referee. The referee’s contact information is:

Name		
		
Court Address		

		
Phone Number		
E-mail Address		

It is the responsibility of the referee to notify the State Court Administrative Office of changes in the individual’s contact information during the course of the appointment. 

	2.	[insert full name of referee]:

a.	Will serve at the pleasure of the chief judge of the circuit court.
b.	[Will take/Has taken] the constitutional oath of office.

	3.	Referee [insert full name of referee] is authorized to perform the following duties pursuant to MCR 3.913 and MCL 712A.10:

	a.	Delinquency Proceedings. Conduct preliminary inquiries or preliminary hearings on juveniles who are before the court under MCL 712A.2(a)(1).

	b.	Child Protective Proceedings. Conduct preliminary inquiries, preliminary hearings, progress review hearings pursuant to MCR 3.974(A), and emergency removal hearings pursuant to MCR 3.974(B).  In addition, a nonattorney referee may issue an interim ex parte placement order under MCR 3.963(B).	

	c.	Minor Personal Protection Actions. Preside at a preliminary hearing for enforcement of a minor personal protection order.

d.	In conducting hearings, a referee shall do all of the following:
1.	Administer oaths and examine witnesses; and
2.	If a case requires a hearing and the taking of testimony, make a written signed report to the judge containing a summary of the testimony taken and a recommendation for the court’s findings and disposition.

Effective Date:

Date:				Chief Judge Signature: