Links to References in the Michigan Court Administration Reference Guide
Section 1 - Management Overview
Organization chart of the Michigan court system
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/Resources/Documents/other/OrgChart.pdf
Guidelines for local court rules and administrative orders and information on model local administrative orders and plans
Section 3 - State Court Administrative Office
Map of the court administrative regions
State Court Administrative Office organization chart
Overall organization and a public list of functions of the State Court Administrative Office
Information on Foster Care Review Board
List of procedural manuals prepared and distributed by the State Court Administrative Office
Publications of the Michigan Judicial Institute and Judicial Information Systems
Circuit court reporting requirements
District and municipal court reporting requirements
Probate court reporting requirements
Friend of the court and citizen advisory committee reporting requirements
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/Forms/courtforms/scao/focreports.pdf
General information on reporting requirements
Reporting requirements to state agencies
Administrative memoranda published by the State Court Administrative Office
Standards and guidelines published by the State Court Administrative Office
Section 4 - Trial Court Services and Attendant Departments
Michigan Trial Court Case File Management Standards
Model local administrative orders for attorney and nonattorney magistrates
Traffic Benchbook (published by the Michigan Judicial Institute)
Volume 1: Civil Infractions and Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses
http://courts.mi.gov/education/mji/Publications/Documents/Traffic-vol-1-Civil-Infractions.pdf
Volume 2: Recreational Vehicles
http://courts.mi.gov/education/mji/Publications/Documents/TBBV2.pdf
Volume 3: Drunk Driving & DWLS Violations, Felonies
http://courts.mi.gov/education/mji/Publications/Documents/Traffic-vol-3-Felonies.pdf
Juvenile Traffic Benchbook (published by the Michigan Judicial Institute)
Administrative Order 1988-3, Juvenile Court Standards and Administrative Guidelines for the
Care of Children
Manual for Court Reporters and Recorders
All Michigan Judicial Institute publications
Section 5 - Personnel Management
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act
of 1972
Civil Rights Act of 1991; amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990; and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Immigration Reform and Control Act (act and general information)
Administrative Order 1998-5, Chief Judge Responsibilities; Local Intergovernmental Relations
Manual for Court Reporters and Recorders
Administrative Order 1996-11
Model code of conduct for court employees (published by the Michigan Judicial Institute)
http://courts.mi.gov/education/mji/Resources/Documents/ModelCodeConductAllStaff.pdf
State Bar of Michigan ethics resources (including codes, opinions, and bibliography of other ethics resources -- under the "opinions, research, and links" tab)
http://www.michbar.org
Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide, publication 15-A
Section 6 - Fiscal Management
Court fee schedules, transmittal forms, and general information
Service of process schedule
Interest rates for civil judgments
Civil fines and costs schedule for first civil infractions
Administrative Order 1998-5
Standards regarding check registers
Seizure of suspected counterfeit money
Department of Treasury letters and Department of Treasury transmittal advice forms and
instructions
Distribution of fines and costs table for civil infractions and misdemeanors
Foundation Directory (available from the Foundation Center in New York)
Children's Foster Care Manual (available through Department of Human Services)
Child Care Handbook
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,4562,7-124-5529---,00.html
Information on funds
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/admin/op/problem-solving-courts/Pages/Grants-and-Funding.aspx
Section 7 - Caseflow Management
Administrative Order 2011-3
Reporting materials
Delay in matters submitted to judge
Deficiencies in guardianship/conservatorship administration
Caseload of Michigan trial court reporting forms and instructions for circuit court; caseload of
Michigan trial court reporting forms and instructions for district court; caseload of Michigan trial
court reporting forms and instructions for probate court
http://courts.mi.gov/education/stats/reporting-materials/Pages/default.aspx
Caseflow Management Guide
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/Resources/Documents/Publications/Manuals/cfmg.pdf
Judicial assignment procedures
General information on alternative dispute resolution
Guidelines for completing local ADR plans
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/OfficesPrograms/ODR/Documents/LocalADRGuidelines.pdf
Standards of Conduct for Mediators
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/OfficesPrograms/ODR/Documents/Mediator-Standards-of-Conduct.pdf
Guidelines for preparing local administrative orders for selecting case evaluators and case evaluation panels
Mediator training standards and procedures
List of community dispute resolution centers
Section 8 - Records Management
Administrative Order 1999-4, Establishment of Michigan Trial Court Case File Management Standards
Michigan Trial Court Case File Management Standards
Information on basic records management workshops for local governments
A Guide to Court Records Management (published by the National Center for State Courts)
Caseflow Management Guide
Model order for inspection, reproduction, and creation of new records (LAO 8)
http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/Resources/LAOs/LAO8-model.rtf
Model order for access to friend of the court records (LAO 1)
Administrative Order 2006-2
Chart of nonpublic and limited-access court records
Privacy Policy and Access to Records, with FAQs General Schedule 16 - Records retention and disposal schedule for Michigan trial courts
Standards for regulating the use of microfilm and digital imaging technologies
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_rms_bp_for_reproduction_125530_7.pdf
Records Reproduction Act (MCL 24.401 - 24.406) (effective January 2005)
Best practices for the capture of digital images from paper or microfilm
Standards for capturing digital images from paper or microfilm (effective August 15, 2005)
Best practices for the microfilming of paper records
Standards for capturing microfilm from paper (effective August 15, 2005)
Best practices for the capture of microfilm from digital images
Standards for capturing microfilm from digital images (effective August 15, 2005)
E-mail retention (published by Records Management Services)
Guide to help local governments select a record storage vendor (published by Records
Management Services)
Web-based resources to help government agencies plan for and respond to records disasters
(published by Records Management Services)
Section 9 - Technology
Information on interactive video technology
Information on facsimile communication equipment
Video Record System Implementation Manual
Standards for digital audio recording systems
Standards for digital video recording systems
SCAO Administrative Memorandum 2000-07, Trial Court Communications Policies and
Procedures
Model policy for the operation of computer network, Internet access, e-mail, phone service, and
other communication equipment and programs utilized by the court
Computer hardware and software options for judicial e-mail and internet autonomy
Standards for court operations of communication equipment and programs
Section 10 - Facility Management
Facility standards
Administrative Order 1983-2
Minimum standards for county law library
Section 11 - Public Relations
Administrative Order 1989-1, Film or Electronic Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
Model Friend of the Court Handbook
The Pundit
Domestic relations brochures, pamphlets, and other resources
Michigan Child Support Formula Manual
Pro se forms
Self-Help Center
Information on access, gender, racial, and ethnic issues in the courts
Developing Comprehensive Public Information Programs for Courts (published by the National Association for Court Management)
http://www.nacmnet.org/publications/index.html
Section 12 - Jury Management
Model procedures for providing attorneys and parties reasonable access to juror questionnaires (LAO 2a)
Section 13 - Risk Management
Guidelines for securing attorney general representation for courts
Section 14 - Court Security
Michigan Court Security Manual
Section 15 - Miscellaneous Administrative Duties
General Schedule 16 - Records retention and disposal schedule for Michigan trial courts