Thursday, April 13, 2023

Justice for All Annual Report Introductory Letter: Justice Brian K. Zahra and Angela Tripp, Co-Chairs, JFA Commission

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To the People of Michigan:  Each year, many people must navigate Michigan’s complicated civil legal system without the assistance of an atto...

A MESSAGE FROM JUSTICE KYRA H. BOLDEN - MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS LIAISON

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PSC Annual Report FY 2022   In shifting from a maker of laws to an upholder of laws, I feel almost as though I have stepped through the ...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

A New Type of Jurist for a New Age of Michigan Courts: How a Futurist Approach Has Guided Justice Welch as an Attorney, in the Community, and on the Bench

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By Ravynne Gilmore, Court Relations Program Coordinator, Public Information Office, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth M. Welch Mich...

Kalamazoo Community Leaders Combat Rise of Juvenile Delinquent Activity

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By Henry Simon, Intern for Kalamazoo County Probate Judge Curtis Bell In the years before 2017, community leaders in Kalamazoo began notic...

St. Joseph County Court Administrator Sworn in as New President of National Association

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By Stephanie Beyersdorf, Management Analyst, Field Services, State Court Administrative Office Kathryn S. Griffin, 45th Circuit Court and ...

Berrien County Family Reunification Celebrations

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By Jean Lawrence, Intake Manager/Juvenile Register, Berrien County Circuit Court During the pandemic, the Berrien County Circuit Court fou...

Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative Brings Roundtable Learning Opportunity to Michigan

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By Kristina Bryant, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts; and Executive Director, Regional Judicial Opioi...

A Legacy of Law: Local Father-Daughter Judges Bring Justice on and off the Bench

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By Sherri Kolade, the Michigan Chronicle Editor’s note: Article reprinted with permission from the Michigan Chronicle . It’s all in the h...

Michigan’s Office of Dispute Resolution Goes Global

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By Stephanie Beyersdorf, Management Analyst,  State Court Administrative Office ( SCAO) Field Services In late 2020, the SCAO's Office...

SCAO Trial Court Services Reimagined, Reintroduced As Field Services

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Trial Court Services at the State Court Administrative Office SCAO has been restructured and renamed Field Services ( fieldservices@courts.m...