MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
SENATOR PETER J. LUCIDO
CHAIR
3100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 27, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, February 27,
2020, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lucido, Sen(s). VanderWall, Barrett and Chang a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the meeting minutes from February 13, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Johnson, Runestad
and Irwin was excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the Michigan Indigent Defense
Commission:
Loren Khogail, Executive Director, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
Dr. Jonah Siegel, Research Director, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
Marlon Brown, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Jonathan Sacks, Director, State Appellate Defender Office
Marilena David-Martin, Deputy Director, State Appellate Defender Office
Bradley R. Hall, MAACS Administrator, State Appellate Defender Office
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:51 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 03/05/2020