TitleInterview with Michigan Supreme Court Justice John B. Swainson
CreatorSwainson, John B.
InstitutionMichigan State University
SubjectMichigan Supreme Court
SubjectSwainson, John B.
SubjectNULL
Item NumberJA02a025
RelationNULL
Type
text, sound
Formatmp3
DescriptionInterview conducted by Roger F. Lane for the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. Justice Swainson recalls his education; his experience working for all three branches of government; his election to the supreme court; the cases People of the State of Michigan v. Jondreau; and the case of Joe Smeekens. He discusses the composition of the court and Justice Gene Black; how Roe v. Wade affected Michigan; the case People v. Sinclair and other cases he heard while a justice. He also discusses the issue of compensation for lawyers with indigent clients; drug prosecutions; People v. Matish; Detroit Police Officers Association v. City of Detroit; election of judges; geographic dispersal of judges; impact of the new Court of Appeals; Judicial history and its preservation; William A. Fletcher; and his view on the function of the judiciary in the State of Michigan.
