Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Abstract
This article examines the evolution of Michigan's appellate court system, the role of a modem supreme court, and the rationale for giving a court discretionary jurisdiction. It also reviews the theory of the non-majority vote rule as a procedural safeguard against abuse of the discretionary review power. The Note also assesses current problems faced by the Michigan Supreme Court which are driven to a large extent by escalating appellate caseloads, and whether adoption of a non-majority vote rule would be an improvement over the status quo. This Note concludes that adoption by the Michigan Supreme Court of a "Rule of Three," while not inconsistent with the role of a modem supreme court, would not significantly impact Michigan jurisprudence to the extent its proponents hope. Originally published in the Wayne Law Review, vol. 43, pp. 345-374 (1996).
Publication Title
Wayne Law Review
Volume
43
First Page
345
Keywords
Michigan Appellate Courts, Discretionary Jurisdiction, History of intermediate appellate courts
Recommended Citation
Carol A. Parker,
Should the Michigan Supreme Court Adopt a Non-Majority Vote Rule for Granting Leave to Appeal?,
43
Wayne Law Review
345
(1996).
Available at:
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/251
