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Judiciary Committee, Michigan House of Representatives
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Michigan House of Representatives. Per Standing House Rule 33(2), the committee is made up of 11 members.[1]
Per Rules 8 and 33 of the Standing House Rules, committees of the Michigan House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House, except when otherwise ordered by the House.[2] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. The first person named to a committee is to serve as its chair, with the second serving as vice chair. In the absence of both, the first majority member appointed after them is to serve as acting chair.[3] All committees operate under Rule 34, known as the Uniform Committee Rules.[4]
Function
The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.[5]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Tim Greimel, Vice chair | • Jim Runestad, Chair | |||
| • Rose Mary Robinson | • Lana Theis, Vice chair | |||
| • Vanessa Guerra | • Martin Howrylak | |||
| • William Sowerby | • Triston Cole | |||
| • Pamela Hornberger | ||||
| • Beau LaFave | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Jeff Irwin, Vice chair | • Klint Kesto, Chair | |||
| • Rose Mary Robinson | • Peter Lucido, Vice chair | |||
| • Stephanie Chang | • Kurt Heise | |||
| • Vanessa Guerra | • Martin Howrylak | |||
| • Joel Johnson | ||||
| • Triston Cole | ||||
| • Jim Runestad | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Phil Cavanagh, Vice chair | • Kevin Cotter, Chair | |||
| • Ellen Lipton | • Klint Kesto, Vice chair | |||
| • Jeff Irwin | • Kurt Heise | |||
| • Paul Clemente | • Bradford Jacobsen | |||
| • Joel Johnson | ||||
| • Andrea LaFontaine | ||||
| • Tom Leonard | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Lisa Brown | • Peter Pettalia | |||
| • Bob Constan | • Paul Muxlow | |||
| • Jeff Irwin | • Kurt Heise | |||
| • Phil Cavanagh | • Bradford Jacobsen | |||
| • John Olumba | • Kenneth Horn | |||
| • Stacy Oakes | • Judson Gilbert | |||
| • Mark Meadows | • Pat Somerville | |||
| • John Walsh | ||||
| • Kurt Damrow | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Bettie Scott | • Tonya Schuitmaker, Vice chair | |||
| • Andrew James Kandrevas | • Tory Rocca | |||
| • Bob Constan | • Eileen Kowall | |||
| • Marc Corriveau | • Rick Jones | |||
| • Ellen Lipton | • Justin Amash | |||
| • Lisa Brown | • Joseph Haveman | |||
| • Rebekah Warren | ||||
| • Mark Meadows | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 17, 2015 Rule 33(2)
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rules 8 and 33
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 35
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 34
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "2019-2020 Legislative Government Briefing Book," accessed February 23, 2021 p. 36
