Michigan Supreme Court

Some Potential Reforms

By Legislative Statute

  

By Constitutional Amendment

Campaign Finance

  

Term Limits for Justices
  • Public Funding
  • Disclosure of contributors to issue ads ("electioneering communications")
  
  • Change length of terms
  • Change number of terms; currently there are no term limits, only the stipulation by statute that a justice must be less than 70 years of age at the time of election or apointment
 

 

Change selection process from election to merit appointment

Require "merit appointment" for midterm vacancies (vetting process before gubernatorial appointment)

Change ballot to remove Incumbency Designation

Change nomination process