Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
Former civil rights lawyer
- 7 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 1 prosecutor
- 0 public defenders
- 1 Justice has other indigent defense experience
- 2 civil rights lawyers
How Members of the Michigan Supreme Court are Selected:
Elections (Partisan Primary, Nonpartisan General)
Justices are nominated via partisan primary elections and then selected in a nonpartisan general election to eight-year terms. Incumbent justices can file to be placed on the general election ballot without undergoing a primary election. General election ballots indicate incumbency but not party affiliation. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map