The Michigan Solicitor General or Solicitor General of Michigan is the top

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lawyer for the

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. It is an appointed position in the Office of the

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, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amici briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the

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and the

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, although the Solicitor General is also responsible for Michigan's filings in the

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, Michigan's appellate courts, and other federal and state appellate courts. On January 15, 2019, Michigan Attorney General

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named Fadwa A. Hammoud Michigan Solicitor General.

Creation

The office of Michigan Solicitor General was created in 1939 and is modeled after the

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. The position is codified in Michigan Compiled Laws Section 14.28.

List of Solicitors

The current Michigan Solicitor General is Ann Sherman.

References

External links

Michigan Attorney General (official site)
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