IN THE HALL OF JUSTICE

Proposed Amendment of Rule 1.111 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2025-03) – Foreign Language Interpreters
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 3/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 2.106 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2022-31) – Notice by Posting or Publication (See Michigan Bar Journal December 2025, p 54).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 2/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 3.992 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2022-34) – Rehearings; New Trial (See Michigan Bar Journal November 2025, p 53).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 2/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 6.106 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2023-09) – Pretrial Release (See Michigan Bar Journal December 2025, p 54).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 2/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support with the following amendment to clarify the last sentence of MCR 6.106(I)(1) as follows:

However, if the accused is discharged from all obligations in the case and has not been convicted in the charged case whether public or under seal, has not received assignment under HYTA, is not under a delayed sentence and has not been assigned to specialty court, the court must return to the accused the entire deposited amount.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 6.429 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2024-10) – Correction and Appeal of Sentence (See Michigan Bar Journal December 2025, p 57).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 2/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support with further amendments to MCR 6.429(A) to read: Any An objection to the corrected sentence must may, but need not, be presented to the court at the time that the court provides an opportunity to be heard.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 7.215 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2024-02) – Opinions, Orders, Judgments, and Final Process for Court of Appeals (See Michigan Bar Journal December 2025, p 55).
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 2/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support ADM File No. 2024-02 with the following amendments:

(1) Amend MCR 7.215(H)(2)(b) to read: “file with the Court of Appeals all orders entered on remand within seven days of entry by the trial court receipt by the party.”

(2) Amend MCR 7.215(H)(2)(c) to read: “ensure the transcripts of all proceedings on remand are filed in the trial court and the Court of Appeals within 21 seven days of the receipt of the transcript by the party after completion of the proceedings.

(3) Amend the proposed third paragraph of MCR 7.215(H)(2) to allow all appellants to file supplemental briefs. In the alternative, if the Court is not inclined to allow all appellants to file supplemental briefs, add juvenile delinquency cases alongside criminal and termination of parental rights cases to those where supplemental briefing is allowed.

Proposed Amendment of Rule 7.312 of the Michigan Court Rules (ADM File No. 2025-37) – Briefs, Responses to Adverse Amicus Briefs, and Appendixes in Calendar Cases and Cases Argued on the Application.
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 4/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support.

Proposed Amendments of Rule 8.120 of the Michigan Court Rules and Rule 5 of the Rules for the Board of Law Examiners (ADM File No. 2022-49) – Law Students and Recent Graduates; Participation in Legal Clinics, Defender Offices, and Legal Training Programs; Admission Without Examination.
STATUS: Comment Period Expires 4/1/26; Public Hearing to be Scheduled.
POSITION: Support with two amendments: (1) striking the reference to “Individuals Already Barred” from the title of MCR 8.120; and (2) amending the definition of “recent law graduate” from a person who graduated from an ABA-accredited law school within the last 15 months to within the last 18 months.