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About Justice
Weaver
Throughout Justice Elizabeth "Betty" Weaver's over
32 years of experience as a trial and appellate judge (Probate/Juvenile,
Court of Appeals, Supreme Court), including 2 years as Chief
Justice, she has maintained a proven record based on these major
practices:
Exercising
Judicial Restraint
Applying Common
Sense
A fundamental tenet of
her stand for jusitice is to hold wrong-doers accountable and responsible
for their actions, while providing opportunities for them to discover and
develop their own self-worth and to become law-abiding, productive citizens.
In exercising judicial
restraint (interpreting, not making, the law -- judicial self-discipline), Justice
Weaver has followed the law as constitutionally passed by the legislature
and consistent with the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. She has used
the responsibility of interpretation, not as a sword to superimpose her
own personal views (or those of special interest groups) on the
law, but as a shield to protect the constitutional rights of the
people and the constitutional acts of the legislative and executive branches.
Click
here to read Michigan Court of Appeals Judge, Donald S. Owens’s Remarks
as Presenter at the Induction of Justice Weaver into the Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame on October 25, 2005.
Click
here to read Justice Weaver’s Remarks upon her Induction into the
Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.
Press Release - 6/10/2005
Press Release - 1/13/2005
In November 2002, Justice Weaver won re-election for a second 8-year term on
the Michigan Supreme Court.
This site provides information about her experience, credentials, principles,
and major initiatives for the State of Michigan.
Check this site often for up-to-date press releases and other information about
important work going on in the Supreme Court of Michigan.
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Statement from Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver Regarding
Election of Judge Diane Marie Hathaway to the Michigan
Supreme Court (November 5, 2008)
"I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Justice-elect
Diane Marie Hathaway. I believe that with Judge Hathaway the
people of Michigan have chosen a fair and independent judge, who
brings much needed trial judge experience to the Michigan Supreme
Court. I am hopeful that with the addition of Judge Hathaway we can
bring about reform of the operations and activities of the Supreme
Court by, among other things, replacing secrecy with transparency,
working to reform the selection of justices and establishing
disqualification rules for justices, and helping the Supreme Court
deserve the people’s trust and confidence."
Recent
Documents - Click a document title below to download:
NEW - Order and Justice Weaver's Statement of Non-participation in Brady, et al v Attorney Grievance Commission
NEW - May 13, 2010 Press Release from Justice Weaver
NEW - Solutions For Reform of Michigan's Dual-System of Selection of Justices by Appointment and Election
NEW - MIRS Capitol Capsule article December 16, 2009
NEW - First Application of DQ Rule January 28, 2010
Video
Clips from the May 12, 2010 Administrative Conference
ITEMS OF CONTINUING INTEREST
Justice
Weaver's Dec. 4, 2009 Additional Concurring Statement
to the Order Amending MCR 2.003
Order
Amending MCR 2.003 and Justice Weaver's Nov. 25,
2009 Concurring Statement
Justice
Weaver's March 5, 2009 Motion to Reverse Closure
of Traverse City Office
Justice
Weaver's March 5, 2009 Statement re Traverse City
Office
Cover
Letter to Justice Weaver's Updated Proposals for
Judicial Reform
Justice
Weaver's Updated Proposals for Judicial Reform
Justice
Weaver's Statement to the Administrative Minutes
of December 22, 2008
Justice
Weaver's Dec. 12, 2008 Response to Lawyer's Weekly
Justice
Weaver's Dissenting Statement for the Minutes of
November 13, 2008 Adoption of Motion to Close Supreme
Court Justices' Offices in Detroit and Traverse
City.
Justice
Weaver's Response to Lawyer's Weekly Inquiry re
Satellite Offices
Justice
Weaver's Response to an Inquiry from Gongwer News
Service Regarding Comments Made by Chief Justice
Taylor About Justice Weaver
Justice
Weaver's Statement Re: Satellite Offices
Justice
Weaver's Dissenting Statement to the Order Appointing
Judge John Chmura as Chief Judge of the 37th District
Court.
Order
and Statements in Citizens Protecting Michigan's
Constitution v Secretary of State
Order
and Dissent in Jones v Olson
Kreiner
v Fischer
Justice
Weaver's Statement to the Order Appointing Macomb
County Probate Court Acting Chief Judge
-Judge
O'Sullivan's October 7,2008 Letter Regarding the
Macomb County Probate Court Situation
-Justice
Weaver's October 8,2008 Response to Judge O'Sullivan
Solutions
to Problems on the Michigan Supreme Court: Proposed
Constitutional Amendments to Reform Selection (Elections
and Appointments) of Supreme Court Justices.
-Introduction
to Justice Weaver's two proposed amendments
-First
proposed amendment to Const 1963 Art VI, Sec.
2
-Second
proposed amendment to Const
1963 Art.
VI, Sec 23
-Chart: appendix
to the proposed amendments
Speech from the new Leelanau County
Government Center dedication
Traverse City Record-Eagle article December 29, 2007
Dissents to the
2007 Chief Judge Appointments
Dissent in Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
v Nestle Waters North America
Dissent in Trentadue v Buckler Automatic Sprinkler
Company
Dissent in Goldstone v Bloomfield Township Public
Library
Dissent in Rohde v Ann Arbor Public Schools
Dissent in In re Certified Question from the 14th
District Court of Appeals of Texas
Statement
to the Governor and State Legislature August 1, 2007
Justice
Weaver's Dissent to the Decision Authorizing the
SCAO to Release the Judicial Resources Recommendations
Report to the Legislature
Justice
Cavanagh's Dissent to the Decision Authorizing the
SCAO to Release the Judicial Resources Recommendations
Report to the Legislature
Order
and Dissent to Bierlein v Schneider
Judicial
Branch Salary Information
Justice
Weaver's Response to Justice Corrigan's Statement
Regarding the Approval of Minutes Concerning the
Rules for Disqualification of Justices (2
pdf files part
1 | part2 )
Statement to Governor and State Legislature March 20, 2007
Justice Weaver’s Dissent to the March 14, 2007 Approval of Minutes Concerning Rules for Disqualification of Justices
Justice Weaver's Statement in People v Parsons re Justice's Duty to Provide Reasons for non-Participation
Statement to
Governor and State Legislature Jan. 31, 2007
Proposal
and Request to Governor and State Legislature for
Independent Commission 1/24/07
Tim Skubick - Off the Record - originally aired
Jan. 19, 2007
State Supreme Court Hears Testimony on Secrecy - Fox
News 1/17/07
Administrative
Order 2006-08 Gag Order
Dissent
to AO 2006-08 Gag Order
Announcement
of Public Hearing - January 17, 2007
Concurrence/Dissent
to placing AO 2006-08 on 1/17/07 Public Hearing
Press
Release regarding re-election of Chief Justice Taylor
Dissent
to Election of Chief Justice Clifford Taylor as Chief
Justice - January 5, 2007
Order
and Dissent to Grievance Administrator v Fieger
Order
and Dissent to Administrative Order 2006-01
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To learn more about Justice Weaver's principles and judicial
practices, click on any of the links below:
What
Every Judge Should Be (Excerpt from remarks by Justice
Elizabeth A. Weaver at
Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Mathews’ investiture
on January 11, 2005,
at 60th District Court, Muskegon County Judge Maria Ladas
Hoopes’ investiture on December 13, 2006,
and at Benzie County Probate Judge Nancy Kida’s investiture
on December 21, 2006 )
State of the Judiciary
(Chief Justice Weaver's message to Legislature)
Investiture Ceremony
(On becoming a justice of the Supreme Court)
Principles (10 principles
that guide Justice Weaver's life work)
Biography (Brief
history of her career and education)
Orders
and documents from In re Gilbert
Judicial
Tenure Commission Recommendation for discipline (pdf 2.0mb)
April
14, 2003 Supreme Court Order (pdf 2.2mb)
Judicial
Tenure Commission Status Report (pdf 660k)
September
11, 2003 Supreme Court Order (pdf 2.5mb)
September
25, 2003 Supreme Court Order (pdf 3.0mb)
Proposed
Court Rule
to Eliminate Appellate Court Delay
in Termination of Parental Rights Case
June
3, 2003
by the Honorable Elizabeth A. Weaver
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
I
propose for public comment a court rule that imposes strict
time limits on delay in the Michigan Supreme Court and
the Court of Appeals for termination-of-parental-rights
cases. (Click
here for full article)...
Site
Directory:
Home
Page
Biography
Calendar of Campaign Activities
Justice Weaver's 10 Principles
Investiture Ceremony
State of the Judiciary
Articles
Accountability
Affable
Justice
Plain Sense
Justice Visits
Branch
Justice Makes
Her Case
No One Way to
Operate
Press
Releases
On
Being Chief Justice
Innovations
Ombudsman
Data Systems
Press Kit
Photographs
Campaign Fliers
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"What we in the judiciary most need is patience,
meekness, compassion, and courage to 'Do Right and Fear Not.'"
Chief Justice Weaver
State of the Judiciary
"She
is bringing a fresh, dedicated, incisive mind to the Michigan Supreme Court."
Judge Myron Wahls
Court of Appeals
"I
know Betty Weaver. She threw me in jail....But I would vote for her, because
she...straightened me out, and the sentence was just."
Former convicted juvenile offender
"Your
judicial experience...was outstanding. Your leadership abilities...have been
impressive. There is sound reasoning for my full confidence in you as a justice."
Mary S. Coleman
Chief Justice 1978-82
Judge Weaver
has been recognized in many ways for her public service, including selection
as one of five outstanding young women in Michigan by the Michigan Jaycees.
It is a pleasure for myself to recognize Judge Weaver as a capable and devoted
public servant.
G. Mennen Williams
Chief Justice 1982-86
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