Sec. 238.
(1) The supreme court shall create a judicial performance commission. The commission shall develop standards for evaluating the performance of all judges in this state. The results of the evaluation of judges according to the standards shall be made available to the public on an annual basis, beginning June 1, 1999.
(2) Beginning on January 1, 2000, unless the standards described in subsection (1) are developed and implemented, the trial court performance standards published by the national center for state courts shall be implemented, with each judge making public an annual report on how that judge has complied with each standard.
History: Add. 1996, Act 374, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1996
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-2 - Chapter 2 Supreme Court: Organization and Powers (600.201...600.251)
Section 600.201 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 18, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.
Section 600.202 - Chief Justice; Selection, Resignation.
Section 600.203 - Justices; Election.
Section 600.204 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 18, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964.
Section 600.205 - Justices; Availability.
Section 600.206 - Justices; Oath.
Section 600.207 - Justices; Practice of Law Prohibited.
Section 600.208 - Judges; Salary and Expenses.
Section 600.211 - Terms of Court; Quorum.
Section 600.212 - Powers and Jurisdiction; Source.
Section 600.215 - Jurisdiction and Power.
Section 600.217 - Jurisdiction and Power as to Writs.
Section 600.219 - Superintending Control Over Inferior Courts.
Section 600.221 - Reports Relative to Administration of Justice; Opinions.
Section 600.222 - Repealed. 1998, Act 298, Eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
Section 600.223 - Rule-Making Power.
Section 600.225 - Assignment of Judges to Serve in Other Courts.
Section 600.225a - Municipal Judges Transferred to Other Courts; Compensation and Expenses.
Section 600.229 - Decisions; Contents, Dissents, Copies.
Section 600.230 - Equally Divided Court; Affirmance of Judgment.
Section 600.232 - Appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 600.241 - Operation of Judicial Branch; Line-Item Appropriation.
Section 600.242 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 55, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963.
Section 600.244 - Filing Fees to Supreme Court; Waiver; Costs.
Section 600.245 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 55, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963.
Section 600.247 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 55, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963.
Section 600.250 - Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. sess., Act 55, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963.
Section 600.251 - Staff; Budget, Expenditures, Fees and Prerequisites.