Opinion
ADM File No. 2007-21.
May 28, 2008.
On order of the Court, notice of the proposed changes and an opportunity for comment in writing and at a public hearing having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received, the following amendment of Rule 2.510 of the Michigan Court Rules is adopted, effective September 1, 2008.
[Additions to the text are indicated in underlining.]
Rule 2.510 Juror Personal History Questionnaire
(A)-(D) [Unchanged.]
(E) Special Provision Pursuant to MCL 600.1324. If a city located in more than one county is entirely within a single district of the district court, jurors shall be selected for court attendance at that district from a list that includes the names and addresses of jurors from the entire city, regardless of the county where the juror resides or the county where the cause of action arose.Staff Comment: The amendment of MCR 2.510(E) was added by the Court pursuant to MCL 600.1324. Subrule (E) requires that, in a district court district comprised of a city located in two or more counties, jurors must be selected for court attendance at that district from a list that includes the names and addresses of jurors from the entire city. The rule is applicable to both civil and criminal cases pursuant to MCR 6.412(A).
The staff comment is not an authoritative construction by the Court.