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Judiciary Committee, Michigan State Senate (decommissioned)
The Judiciary Committee is a former standing committee of the Michigan State Senate.
Per Rule 1.105 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Michigan State Senate are appointed by the Majority Leader unless otherwise called for by the Senate. Committees are appointed at the beginning of every two-year legislative session. All appointments to standing committees and subcommittees made by the Majority Leader must be approved by the Senate. The Majority Leader shall make appointments of minority members from a list submitted by the Minority Leader; while the Majority Leader can partially reject the list, the Minority Leader shall submit other nominations.[1] The first person named to a committee will serve as chair; the second will serve as majority vice chair, and all others shall rank in the order they were named. The first minority member named shall serve as minority vice chair. In the absence of the chair and the majority vice chair, the highest ranking member present will preside as acting chair. A committee member, but not a chairperson, who has been absent for a significant period of time may be replaced by the Majority Leader until he or she returns.[2]
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (decommissioned), 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (decommissioned), 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (decommissioned), 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Peter Lucido (R, Chair) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
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 (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Steven Bieda | • Rick Jones, Michigan Senator, Chair | |||
| • Tonya Schuitmaker, Vice chair | ||||
| • Tory Rocca | ||||
| • Patrick Colbeck | ||||
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 (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Steven Bieda, Vice chair | • Rick Jones, Chair | |||
| • Tonya Schuitmaker, Vice chair | ||||
| • Tory Rocca | ||||
| • Patrick Colbeck | ||||
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 (1) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Steven Bieda, Vice chair | • Rick Jones, Chair | |||
| • Tonya Schuitmaker, Vice chair | ||||
| • Tory Rocca | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Steven Bieda, Vice chair | • Rick Jones, Chair | |||
| • Tonya Schuitmaker, Vice chair | ||||
| • Tory Rocca | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Gretchen Whitmer, Vice chair | • Wayne Kuipers, Chair | |||
| • Raymond Basham | • Alan Cropsey, Vice chair | |||
| • Bruce Patterson | ||||
| • Alan Sanborn | ||||
| • Tony Stamas | ||||
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