Michigan Solicitor General

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Solicitor General of Michigan
Incumbent
Fadwa A. Hammoud
since January 15, 2019
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Reports toMichigan Attorney General
Constituting instrumentMCL 14.28
First holderEdmund E. Shepherd
DeputyDeputy Michigan Solicitor General
WebsiteState of Michigan: AG – Solicitor General Bureau[dead link]

The Michigan Solicitor General or Solicitor General of Michigan is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Michigan. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Michigan Attorney General, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amici briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the United States Supreme Court and the Michigan Supreme Court, although the Solicitor General is also responsible for Michigan's filings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Michigan's appellate courts, and other federal and state appellate courts. On January 15, 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel named Fadwa A. Hammoud Michigan Solicitor General.[1]

Creation[]

The office of Michigan Solicitor General was created in 1939 and is modeled after the United States Solicitor General. The position is codified in Michigan Compiled Laws Section 14.28.[2]

List of Solicitors[]

The current Michigan Solicitor General is Fadwa A. Hammoud.

Years Michigan Solicitor General Michigan Attorney General
1941–1957 Herbert J. Rushton
John R. Dethmers
Foss O. Eldred
Eugene F. Black
Stephen John Roth
Frank G. Millard
Thomas M. Kavanagh
1957–1961 Paul L. Adams
1961–1962 Frank J. Kelley
1962–1962 Frank J. Kelley
1963–1982 Frank J. Kelley
1982–1990 Frank J. Kelley
1990–1992 Frank J. Kelley
1992–2008 Frank J. Kelley
Jennifer M. Granholm
Mike Cox
2008–2011 Mike Cox
2011–2013 John J. Bursch[3] Bill Schuette
2013–2019 Bill Schuette
2019–present Fadwa A. Hammoud Dana Nessel

References[]

  1. ^ "AG – New Solicitor General Hammoud to Lead Flint Criminal Cases". www.michigan.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. ^ "MCL 14.28".
  3. ^ "Schuette Appoints Bursch Solicitor General".

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