Business Court Assignment is Rewarding

By The Honorable M. Randall Jurrens, 70th District Court (Saginaw County)

Michigan’s business court statute, MCL 600.8031 et seq., requires every circuit court with at least three judges to operate a business court, MCL 600.8033(1).  Business court is a special docket comprised of circuit court civil cases in which “all or part of the action includes a business or commercial dispute,” 600.8035(1) and (3).  By Supreme Court appointment, I have served as Saginaw County’s Business Court judge since it was established in 2013.

Success Stories in the Courts: How Michigan Business Courts are Driving Change

By Jacklyn Thomas, MSC Public Information Office


Marking passage of legislation to fine-tune their jurisdiction, the Michigan Supreme Court has released a report highlighting the successful efforts of the state’s 16 business courts to facilitate timely, efficient, and consistent resolution of thousands of complex business cases. The report profiles four business court judges who are helping our state pioneer the expansion and continuous improvement of these innovative courts. The Michigan Senate has given final approval to legislation tailoring the courts’ jurisdiction, adding cases that can benefit from this specialized process and removing others that do not.