​Administrative Orders

2004-04 - Administrative Order No. 2019-3 (Adoption of Concurrent Jurisdiction Plan for the 41st Circuit Court, the 95A District Court, the 95B District Court, and the Dickinson, Iron, and Menominee County Probate Courts)

2018-27 - PROPOSED Rescission of Administrative Order No. 1997-5 (would be consistent with the current practice of appointment of counsel, which is now governed by statute and regulated through the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission)

​Proposed Amendment:	​Proposed Rescission of Administrative Order No. 1997-5 ​
​​Issued:	April 18, 2019
​Comment Period Expiration:	August 1, 2019
​Public Hearing:	​​September 18, 2019​

 

Comments:

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• ​State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (6/21/19)​​

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​Adopted or Other Action:	Rescission of Administrative Order 1997-5​
​Issued:	September 18, 2019
​Effective:	Immediately

2002-37 - PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF MCR 1.109 (REGARDING EXEMPTIONS FROM E-FILING) AND PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2019-XX (REGARDING E-FILING ACCESS PLANS)

​Proposed Amendment:	​Proposed Amendment of MCR 1.109 Proposed Administrative Order 2019-XX (with Proposed Model Local Administrative Order)​
​​Issued:	February 27, 2019
​Comment Period Expiration:	May 1, 2019
​Public Hearing:	​​May 22, 2019

 

Comments:

• State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commisioners - MCR 1.109 (4/30/19)
• State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners - AO 2019-XX (4/30/19)
• Michigan Judges Association (4/30/19)​​
• Michigan Legal Help (4/30/19)
• Anthony June, Macomb County Circuit Court (5/1/19)​

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​Adopted or Other Action:	Amendment of MCR 1.109 Adoption of Administrative Order 2019-2​
​Issued:	June 5, 2019
​Effective:	September 1, 2019

2016-46 - Special Administrative Inquiry Regarding Questions Relating to Mental Health on the Michigan Bar Examination Application 

​Proposed Amendment:	Special Administrative Inquiry Regarding Questions Relating to Mental Health on the Michigan Bar Examination Application​
​Issued:	January 23, 2019
​Comment Period Expiration:	May 1, 2019
​Public Hearing:	​

 

 

Comments:

• Eric Pointer (1/24/19)​
• Arthur C. Spalding, Attorney at Rhoades McKee, PC (1/26/19)
• Sarah K. Eisenberg, LMSW (1/26/19)​
• Curtis Haney, Veteran (2/13/19)​
• Anonymous (3/4/19)​
• John Lichtenberg, Attorney at Rhoades McKee, PC (4/11/19)​
• Attorney Grievance Commission (4/22/19)​
• Attorney David Hannon (4/30/19)
• State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (4/30/19)
• University of Michigan Law School (4/30/19)
• MSC Board of Law Examiners (4/30/19)​
• Attorney Timothy Dinan (5/1/19)
• Wayne State University Law School (5/1/19)​
• State Bar of Michigan - Elder Law & Disability Rights Section (5/31/19)​

​Adopted or Other Action:
​Issued:	​
​Effective:	​

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2017-28 - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF RULE 1.109 AND RULE 8.119 OF THE MICHIGAN COURT RULES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 1999-4 (WOULD IDENTIFY PROTECTED PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND RESTRICT ITS SUBMISSION TO COURTS)​

​Proposed Amendment:	​Proposed Amendments of MCR 1.109, MCR 8.119, and Administrative Order 1999-4​
​​Issued:	December 12, 2018
​Comment Period Expiration:	April 1, 2019
​Public Hearing:	​​May 22, 2019

 

 

Comments:

• ​Patricia Morris, Paralegal/Court Recorder (2/4/19)​
• Michigan District Judges Association (3/25/19)​​​
• Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (3/26/19)​​
• State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (3/26/19)​​ 
• Michigan Office of Child Support, Department of Health and Human Services (3/29/19)
• Michigan Legal Help (4/1/19)​
• Wayne County Probate Court (4/1/19)​
• Oakland County Clerk's Office (4/11/19)​​

​Adopted or Other Action:	Amendments of MCR 1.109 and 8.119​ Amendment of Administrative Order 1999-4​​
​Issued:	May 22, 2019
​Effective:	January 1, 2021

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2002-37 - AMENDMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2011-4 FOR THE 20TH CIRCUIT COURT for OTTAWA COUNTY (requires e-Filing to be mandatory for certain circuit court cases)

2018-21 - PROPOSED ADOPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2018-XX (would require courts to establish courthouse security committees)

​Proposed Amendment:	Proposed Adoption of Administrative Order 2018-XX​
​Issued:	October 3, 2018
​Comment Period Expiration:	January 1, 2019
​Public Hearing:	​March 13, 2019

 

 

Comments:

• Bob Dossetto, 25th Circuit Court Bailiff (10/4/18)​
• Brit Weber (10/5/18)​
• Michael Krenz, 59th District Court Security Officer (11/9/18)​
• Avery D. Rose, Allegan County Probate Court (11/14/18)​
• State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (12/11/18)​
• Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (12/20/18)​
• Jane Doe (2/23/19)​
• Judge Michael Jaconette, Calhoun County (3/12/19)​

​Adopted or Other Action:	Adoption of Administrative Order 2019-1​ Model Local Administrative Order​
​Issued:	​March 13, 2019
​Effective:	Immediately

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2017-14 - proposed adoption of administrative order 2018-XX (would require courts and county clerks to reach an agreement about ministerial tasks and other cooperative activities)

​Proposed Amendment:	​Proposed Adoption of Administrative Order 2018-XX​
​Issued:	February 28, 2018
​Comment Period Expiration:	June 1, 2018
​Public Hearing:	​September 20, 2018

 

 

Comments:

• Jeffrey Albaugh, Retired Court Administrator (4/11/18)
• Hon. Michael Jaconette, Chief Judge Calhoun County (4/11/18)​
• State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (4/27/18)​
• Bonnie Friedrichs, Alpena County Clerk (5/11/18)​
• Hon. Michael K. Pope, 32nd Circuit Court Chief Judge (5/25/18)​
• Attorney Jonathan Lauderbach, Warner Norcross & Judd (5/31/18)
• Kristi Cox, Livingston County Chief Deputy County Clerk (5/31/18)
• Michigan Judges Association (6/8/18)​
• Hon. Charles Johnson, 57th Circuit Court (6/1/18)​
• Barb Byrum, Ingham County Clerk (6/1/18)
• Michigan Association of County Clerks Legislative Committee (6/1/18)
• Elizabeth Hundley, Livingston County Clerk (6/1/18)​
• Nancy Huebel, Iosco County Clerk (6/18/18)​
• Cheryl Neilsen, Montmorency County Clerk (8/23/18) 

 

​Adopted or Other Action:	Proposed Administrative Order 2018-XX​ (decline to adopt)​
​Issued:	​September 20, 2018
​Effective:	​Immediately

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