Michigan Courts (http://courts.michigan.gov)
From this official Michigan court system website link to Michigan Court rules and approved court forms, civil jury instructions, the Supreme Court's administrative orders from 1960 to the present, court statistics and other reports, Michigan Judicial Institute publications and much more. Click on "Legal Community" to link to Michigan Supreme and Appeals court opinions. The site includes biographies of Supreme Court justices and information on how to file a complaint about an attorney or a judge.
Michigan Court of Appeals (http://courtofappeals.mijud.net)
Pull down the "Resources" menu on this official Michigan Appeals Court website to link to the case call schedule, court opinions, court rules, court forms, "how-to" manuals for prose filings on appeal and much more. The site includes a directory of Appeals Court district offices, judges' biographies, and the court's internal operating procedures manual.
Oakland County 6th Judicial Circuit Court (http://www.oakgov.com/circuit)
Navigate the trial court's website to find hours of operation and location; jurisdictional information; judges' biographies; legal news items; information on jury service, court run programs and services, etc. The website includes the circuit court's administrative orders from 1985 to the present. For a Praecipe, or other local court form or application, click on http://www.oakgov.com/circuit/form_application. Circuit Court decisions are not published and they are not available on the Internet. Go to Court Explorer (http://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/courtexplorer/) to view docket entries for cases since the 1970's and purchase copies of case documents.
Oakland County Probate Court (http://www.oakgov.com/probate)
Probate Court has two divisions. The Mental Health division oversees commitment hearings and guardianship of adults with developmental disabilities. The Estates division handles trust and estate matters, will safekeeping, guardianship and conservatorship. The website includes local court rules and forms, probate court polices, and some basic information and instructions for filling out and filing probate forms. Probate Court decisions are not published and they are not available on the Internet.
Michigan Court of Appeals (http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/resources/opinions.htm)
This court sponsored website includes Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals opinions from 2001 to the present. The database also includes unpublished Appeals Court opinions from 1996. On this webpage look for the Thomson West link to older Michigan court opinions.
Michigan Official Reports (http://government.westlaw.com/miofficial/historical)
Thomson West provides a full text opinion database of Michigan Reports (1942 - 2000) and Michigan Appeals Reports (1977 - 2000), with official and parallel citations. Search by docket number, case name, key words and phrases. Use the help screens to fine tune your search strategy.
Michigan Courts (http://courts.michigan.gov)
From a detailed list of links, the state courts system's website posts all current Michigan court rules plus those being proposed or newly adopted; the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys and the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct for judges, Model Civil Jury Instructions, trial court guidelines, and much more.
State Court Administrative Office (http://courts.michigan.gov/
scao/courtforms/index.htm)
Michigan SCAO approved court forms can be filled in online and downloaded as .pdf files using Acrobat Reader. The website includes lists of recently revised forms. To find a specific form, scroll to the bottom of this page for a list of forms by subject. Access case type codes from the "Resources" pull down menu.
