Michigan Trial Court Standards favor digital audio and video recording of court proceedings because "[d]igital recording enables the courts to establish a transcript management system that efficiently and effectively manages the life cycle of transcripts from initiation of the transcript request through the electronic or paper distribution and filing of the transcript."
The Michigan Supreme Court, the State Court Administrative Office, and the Michigan Judicial Institute are incre...
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Michigan’s New Virtual Courtroom Directory: Keeping Courtrooms Open to the Public (Since 1776)
Every courtroom has a public galley, and the public's seats are still there.
Public access to courtroom proceedings remains intact since 1776.
Step 1: Visit Michigan's Virtual Courtroom Directory Web Page.
Here's the link: Michigan Virtual Courtroom Directory. The hearing schedule is on your court's website.*
It's extremely simple to link a .pdf of hearing schedules the court's web site. (Posting on-line can be completed in less time than it took to post at the door ...
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