Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former public defender
Former civil rights lawyer
- 7 Total seats
- 0 Current vacancies
- 0 Prosecutors
- 2 Public Defenders (or 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