Court administrators ask Michigan legislators to add judgeships based on judicial workload study

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 591

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Representatives from Michigan’s State Court Administrative Office testified on the annual Judicial Resources Recommendations, issued in December by the office, to the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee on Thursday, requesting that legislators take action to add judgeships they deem necessary based on a time study of current judges.

The report “provides the objective estimate of judicial needs based on the amount of time required to process cases of different types,” Trevor VanDyke, …

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