Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 23, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
150404 & (11)(12)(13) Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen,
In re: Justices
HON. J. CEDRIC SIMPSON SC: 150404
JTC Formal Complaint 96
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On order of the Court, the motions by the Vanzetti M. Hamilton Bar Association
and the Michigan Chapter of the National Conference of Black Lawyers for leave to file
briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED. The motion to remand this case to the Judicial
Tenure Commission (JTC) for further proceedings is GRANTED. On remand, the JTC
shall consider the information that the respondent has obtained and that was in the
possession of the JTC Examiner before the hearing in this matter, but was not made
available to the respondent for inspection or copying, see MCR 9.208(C)(1)(a)(ii). If it
finds it appropriate, the JTC shall issue a new decision and recommendation. In order to
expedite the resolution of this matter, we ORDER the Commission to submit its decision
after remand to this Court within 28 days of the date of this order.
The respondent’s petition to reject or modify the JTC Decision and
Recommendation remains pending.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
December 23, 2015
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Clerk
in Re Hon J Cedric Simpson
Combined Opinion