Potential raises for Michigan judges headed to Gov. Snyder
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has passed a bill that could raise judges’ pay in the future after 15 years of stagnant judicial salaries.
The Senate on Wednesday approved the bill, which now heads to Gov. Rick Snyder. The House passed the bill on Tuesday.
Judges’ salaries haven’t increased because their pay is currently tied to Supreme Court justices, who haven’t seen a raise in years. The measure would tie raises to salary increases given to non-union state workers, such as administrators. The bill won’t affect Supreme Court justices’ pay.
Bill sponsor and Republican Senator Rick Jones of Grand Ledge says the legislation removes political jockeying from the process.
SBM to host panel discussion on body camera use by police
The State Bar of Michigan Law and the Media Committee will host a panel discussion called “Body Cams: Competing Issues of Transparency, Privacy and Constitutional Rights” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on March 9 at the Spencer M. Patrich Auditorium at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. The Wolverine Bar Association will cosponsor the discussion.
A recent survey conducted by the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs’ Association found that up to 95 percent of large police departments in the U.S. plan to implement a body camera program in the near future.
A panel, moderated by Michigan Press Association General Counsel Robin Luce-Herrmann, and comprised of M.L. Elrick, reporter for Fox 2 Detroit; Rodd Monts, field director for ACLU of Michigan; Benny Napoleon, Wayne County Sheriff; Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel of the National Press Photographers Association; and Christopher White, member of Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality; will discuss issues police departments face when creating policies to govern implementation of body cameras.
The panel will delve into how the use of body cams will change law enforcement, how to protect the privacy of people caught on body camera footage, how much access to captured footage to grant the public, how to handle the cost of complying with open records requests, how to review and store the footage, how to set rules for the proper use of body cameras by police officers and how to handle violations of those rules.
For more information, contact SBM Communications Manager Samantha Meinke at smeinke@mail.michbar.org or 517-346-6332.
Snyder calls special election to fill vacated seat in 28th District
Gov. Rick Snyder Wednesday announced a special election will be held in the 28th District of the state House of Representatives to fill the vacancy created when former state Rep. Derek Miller resigned to serve as Macomb County Treasurer.
A special primary election to fill the vacancy will be held on Aug. 2, 2016, and the general election will be held on Nov. 8, 2016.
Candidates wishing to be placed on the Aug. 2 primary ballot must file by Tuesday, April 19 at 4 p.m.
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