ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CLARKE

Docket No. 142550. Calendar No. 1.

803 N.W.2d 130 (2011)

489 Mich. 61

ATTORNEY GENERAL, Plaintiff, v. Hugh CLARKE, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Richard A. Bandstra , Chief Legal Counsel, and Heather A. Meingast , Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General.

Nolan, Thomsen & Villas, P.C., Eaton Rapids (by Lawrence P. Nolan ) and Thomas E. Brennan, Sr. , for Hugh Clarke.


Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Judge Hugh Clarke, was appointed to the 54-A District Court by former Governor Jennifer Granholm. The Attorney General claims that defendant is not entitled to hold office beyond January 1, 2011, and brought this quo warranto action to oust defendant. See MCL 600.4505(1); MCL 600.4515. Having assumed jurisdiction over this action and having heard oral argument, we hereby dismiss plaintiff's complaint.

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