Michigan Supreme Court
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The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. 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 amendment to the state constitution, justices may not be over 70 years of age by election day.
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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
Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justices
- Clark J. Adams
- John E. Bird
- Charles A. Blair
- Emerson R. Boyles
- Thomas E. Brennan
- James H. Brickley
- Flavius L. Brooke
- George E. Bushnell
- Henry M. Butzel
- James V. Campbell
- William L. Carpenter
- Leland W. Carr
- Michael F. Cavanagh
- John W. Champlin
- Bert D. Chandler
- Isaac P. Christiancy
- George M. Clark
- Mary S. Coleman
- Thomas M. Cooley
- Maura D. Corrigan
- John R. Dethmers
- Louis H. Fead
- Grant Fellows
- John W. Fitzgerald
- Richard C. Flannigan
- William A. Fletcher
- Claudius B. Grant
- Benjamin F. Graves
- Sanford M. Green
- Frank A. Hooker
- Thomas G. Kavanagh
- Thomas M. Kavanagh
- Franz C. Kuhn
- Charles D. Long
- Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.
- Isaac Marston
- George Martin
- Aaron V. McAlvay
- John S. McDonald
- John W. McGrath
- Robert M. Montgomery
- Joseph B. Moore
- George Morrell
- Allen B. Morse
- Walter H. North
- Russell C. Ostrander
- William W. Potter
- Abner Pratt
- Epaphroditus Ransom
- Neil E. Reid
- Dorothy Comstock Riley
- Edward M. Sharpe
- Nelson Sharpe
- Thomas R. Sherwood
- Solomon Sibley
- Raymond W. Starr
- Joseph H. Steere
- John W. Stone
- Clifford W. Taylor
- Charles W. Whipple
- Howard Wiest
- G. Mennen Williams
- Warner Wing
- James Witherell
- Augustus B. Woodward
Former Justices
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- Dennis Archer, 1985–1993
- Thomas E. Brennan, 1967–1973
- Isaac P. Christiancy, 1857–1874
- Thomas M. Cooley, 1864–1885
- Alpheus Felch, 1842–1845
- Robert P. Griffin, 1987–1994
- Harry Kelly, 1954–1971
- Charles Levin, 1973–1996
- Epaphroditus Ransom, 1837–1848
- Dorothy Comstock Riley, 1982–1983, 1985–1997
- Solomon Sibley, 1827–1837 (Territorial supreme court)
- John Swainson, 1971–1975
- John D. Voelker, 1957–1959
- G. Mennen Williams, 1970–1987
- William Woodbridge, 1828–1832 (Territorial supreme court)
See also
External links
- http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/
- http://tcattorney.typepad.com/michigansupremecourt/ (Michigan Supreme Court Commentary)
- http://www.micourthistory.org/ (Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society)
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