STATE OF MICHIGAN
IN THE DISTRICT COURT - 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 1999-06J (District Court)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 1999-04J (Circuit Court)
GUILTY PLEAS: DISTRICT JUDGES ACCEPTING IN FELONY CASES
At a session of said Court, held in the City of Jackson, County of Jackson,State of Michigan, this 1st day of April 1999.
PRESENT: Honorable Charles Falahee, Jr., Chief Judge, 12th District Court
Honorable
Chad Schmucker, Chief Judge, 4th Circuit Court
AUTHORITY FOR THIS ORDER: Supreme Court Administrative Order 1992-5
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER: April 5, 1999
PREVIOUS LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS RELATED TO THIS ORDER: None
RATIONALE AND PURPOSE FOR THIS ORDER:
The purpose of this order is to authorize district judges to take guilty pleas in criminal cases cognizable in the circuit court.
IT IS ORDERED
Upon an appropriate assignment by the State Court Administrative Office, the assigned
judges of 12th District Court may accept pleas in criminal cases cognizable in the circuit
court according to the following requirements:
1 . Any motion filed pursuant to MCR 6.310 for withdrawal or vacation of the plea
before sentence will be heard and decided by the circuit court judge.
2. The 12th District Court and 4th Circuit Court will cooperate with the
State Court Administrative Office in the assessment of this program.