Michigan Supreme Court
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The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the U.S. state of Michigan, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the state’s judicial system.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
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judicial body → state supreme court → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of Michigan
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| building |
Michigan Hall of Justice
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| buildingLocation |
Lansing, Michigan
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| country |
United States
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| establishedBy |
Michigan Constitution of 1850
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| function |
court of last resort for state-law issues in Michigan
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exercises superintending control over lower Michigan courts → hears appeals from Michigan Court of Appeals → hears certain cases directly from trial courts in Michigan → interprets Michigan Constitution → interprets Michigan statutes → issues binding precedents on Michigan courts → promulgates rules of practice and procedure for Michigan courts → |
| governs |
Michigan Rules of Court
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Michigan Rules of Evidence → Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct → |
| hasAbbreviation |
MSC
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| hasAuthorityOver |
attorney discipline in Michigan
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judicial discipline in Michigan → |
| hasOfficialWebsite |
https://courts.michigan.gov
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| hasPosition |
Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
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Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court → |
| hearsCases |
administrative appeals in Michigan
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civil appeals in Michigan → criminal appeals in Michigan → |
| highestCourtInJurisdiction |
Michigan
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| isPartOf |
Government of Michigan
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Judicial branch of Michigan → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| legalAuthority |
Michigan Constitution
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Michigan statutes → |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
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| location |
Lansing, Michigan
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| mayIssue |
administrative rules
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opinions → orders → |
| oversees |
Michigan Court of Appeals
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Michigan judicial system → Michigan trial courts → |
| precededBy |
Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan
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| seats |
7 justices
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| selectionMethod |
nonpartisan statewide election of justices
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| termLength |
8 years for justices
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| typeOfAppeal |
primarily discretionary review
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Michigan Court of Appeals
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appealTo |
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Government of Michigan
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hasJudicialBody |
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Michigan Court of Appeals
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higherCourt |
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Government of Michigan
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highestCourt |
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Lansing, Michigan
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hosts |
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Michigan Supreme Court
("Michigan judicial system")
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oversees |
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Michigan Supreme Court
("Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan")
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precededBy |