Appellate defender; appointment; dismissal; duties.
MCL 780.713
in effect780.713. Appellate defender; appointment; dismissal; duties.
Sec. 3.
(1) An appellate defender shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the appellate defender commission. An appellate defender shall not be dismissed except for cause determined after a hearing. Dismissal shall require a majority vote of the commission.
(2) The appellate defender shall appoint and supervise the work of a deputy appellate defender and assistant appellate defenders and supporting personnel as authorized by the commission.
1978, Act 620, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1979
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-713Fetched: 10/20/2026
