HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. GRAHAM FILLER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
09:00 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building, Lansing, MI
The House Standing Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chairman Filler.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Filler, LaFave, Farrington, Howell, S. Johnson, Rendon, Wozniak, LaGrand, Yancey.
Absent/Excused: Reps. Berman, Guerra, Elder, Bolden.
Representative LaFave moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 5, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative LaGrand moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection Reps.
Berman, Guerra, Elder and Bolden were excused from the meeting.
Chairman Filler laid before the committee a presentation by the Michigan Judges Association. Judge
Christopher Yates, representing the Michigan Judges Association, gave a presentation to the committee.
Questions and discussion followed.
Chairman Filler laid before the committee a presentation by the Michigan State Appellate Defender
Office. Jonathan Sacks, representing the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office, gave a presentation
to the committee. Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 09:59 AM.
Representative Graham Filler, Chair
Melissa Weipert
Committee Clerk
mweipert@house.mi.gov