Michigan Solicitor General

Solicitor General of Michigan
Incumbent
Aaron Lindstrom

since December 7, 2013
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Reports to Michigan Attorney General
Constituting instrument MCL 14.28
First holder Edmund E. Shepherd
Deputy Deputy Michigan Solicitor General
Website State of Michigan: AG - Solicitor General Bureau

The Michigan Solicitor General or Solicitor General of Michigan is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Michigan. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Michigan Attorney General, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amici briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the United States Supreme Court and the Michigan Supreme Court, although the Solicitor General is also responsible for Michigan's filings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Michigan's appellate courts, and other federal and state appellate courts. On November 21, 2013, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette named Aaron Lindstrom Michigan Solicitor General and B. Eric Restuccia Deputy Michigan Solicitor General.[1]

Creation

The office of Michigan Solicitor General was created in 1939 and is modeled after the United States Solicitor General. The position is codified in Michigan Compiled Laws Section 14.28.[2]

List of Solicitors

The current Michigan Solicitor General is Aaron Lindstrom.

Years Michigan Solicitor General Michigan Attorney General
19411957Edmund E. ShepherdHerbert J. Rushton
John R. Dethmers
Foss O. Eldred
Eugene F. Black
Stephen John Roth
Frank G. Millard
Thomas M. Kavanagh
19571961Samuel J. TorinaPaul L. Adams
19611962Joseph B. BilitzkeFrank J. Kelley
19621962Eugene KrasickyFrank J. Kelley
19631982Robert A. DerengoskiFrank J. Kelley
19821990Louis J. CarusoFrank J. Kelley
19901992Gay Secor HardyFrank J. Kelley
19922008Thomas L. CaseyFrank J. Kelley
Jennifer M. Granholm
Mike Cox
20082011B. Eric RestucciaMike Cox
20112013John J. Bursch[3]Bill Schuette
2013presentAaron LindstromBill Schuette

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