Michigan Solicitor General


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 January 15, 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel named Fadwa A. Hammoud Michigan Solicitor General.

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.

List of Solicitors

The current Michigan Solicitor General is Fadwa A. Hammoud.
YearsMichigan Solicitor GeneralMichigan Attorney General
1941–1957Edmund E. ShepherdHerbert J. Rushton
John R. Dethmers
Foss O. Eldred
Eugene F. Black
Stephen John Roth
Frank G. Millard
Thomas M. Kavanagh
1957–1961Samuel J. TorinaPaul L. Adams
1961–1962Joseph B. BilitzkeFrank J. Kelley
1962–1962Eugene KrasickyFrank J. Kelley
1963–1982Robert A. DerengoskiFrank J. Kelley
1982–1990Louis J. CarusoFrank J. Kelley
1990–1992Gay Secor HardyFrank J. Kelley
1992–2008Thomas L. CaseyFrank J. Kelley
Jennifer M. Granholm
Mike Cox
2008–2011B. Eric RestucciaMike Cox
2011–2013John J. BurschBill Schuette
2013–2019Aaron LindstromBill Schuette
2019–presentFadwa A. HammoudDana Nessel