State Bar of Michigan

306 Townsend Street

Lansing, Michigan 48933

Established in 1935, the State Bar of Michigan is the mandatory bar organization governed by the Michigan Supreme Court Rules. According to these rules, the State Bar of Michigan should always support and improve the justice system's efficiency, law, rules, and jurisprudence, the independence, professionalism, public service, and competence of the bench and bar, access to justice for all, public understanding of the system and profession, openness of the legal profession, and the position of the State Bar of Michigan as the representative of the profession. Additionally, the State Bar of Michigan favors continuing legal education through the Institute of Continuing Legal Education founded in 1959 with the cooperation of the University of Michigan Law School and Wayne State University Law School.

Brian Theide	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1677262616 - 44856615 February 21, 2023 Bias, Obstruction of Justice Employer: Mecosta County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: State Bar of Michigan
Danielle Walton	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1677263093 - 1875379788 April 4, 2020 Bias, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: State Bar of Michigan
Michael Wendling	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714112 - 988339629 April 21, 2021 Attorney Misconduct Employer: Saint Clair County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: State Bar of Michigan

State Bar of Michigan is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

Prosecutors have ethical obligations and may be held individually accountable for their conduct within the legal system. Prosecutors contribute to just and honorable legal profession and a legal system that promotes fairness and accountability.

Violations of these rules can result in disciplinary actions which may include sanctions, suspension, or disbarment.

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Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §15.231 et seq.

The Michigan Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1977, is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels in Michigan. Records are defined as a writing which encompasses handwriting, typing, printing, photographing, photocopying, and every other means of recording, and includes letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, or other means of recording or retaining meaningful content prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a public body in the performance of an official function, from the time it is created."

Any person other than incarcerated felons may request public records in Michigan. A person who asks for access to public records is not required to justify his or her request. A person can use the information any way they please. The Michigan Freedom of Information Act allows 5 days for any response to record requests.

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