The Michigan Solicitor General or Solicitor General of Michigan is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Michigan. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Michigan Attorney General, 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 United States Supreme Court and the Michigan Supreme Court, although the Solicitor General is also responsible for Michigan's filings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Michigan's appellate courts, and other federal and state appellate courts. On January 15, 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel named Fadwa A. Hammoud Michigan Solicitor General.
Creation The office of Michigan Solicitor General was created in 1939 and is modeled after the United States Solicitor General. The position is codified in Michigan Compiled Laws Section 14.28.
List of Solicitors The current Michigan Solicitor General is Ann Sherman.
Years Michigan Solicitor General Michigan Attorney General 1941–1957Edmund E. ShepherdHerbert J. RushtonJohn R. DethmersFoss O. EldredEugene F. BlackStephen John RothFrank G. MillardThomas M. Kavanagh 1957–1961Samuel J. TorinaPaul L. Adams 1961–1962Joseph B. BilitzkeFrank J. Kelley 1962–1962Eugene KrasickyFrank J. Kelley 1963–1982Robert A. DerengoskiFrank J. Kelley 1982–1990Louis J. CarusoFrank J. Kelley 1990–1992Gay Secor HardyFrank J. Kelley 1992–2008Thomas L. CaseyFrank J. KelleyJennifer M. GranholmMike Cox 2008–2011B. Eric RestucciaMike Cox 2011–2013John J. BurschBill Schuette 2013–2019Aaron LindstromBill Schuette2019–2023Fadwa A. HammoudDana Nessel2023–presentAnn ShermanDana Nessel
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External links Michigan Attorney General (official site) Michigan Solicitor General (official site)