b'THE MICHIGAN JUDICIAL COUNCILidentified five long-range, strategic goals for the judicial branch after: Analyzinginternaland Reviewingstrategicplanningexternal trends, identifyingsurvey results, which was long-termimplicationson completedbyexternalpartners,the judicial branch, andcourtusers,judicialofficers,andconsidering future scenarios. courtadministrators. 1 Summarizingstrengthsand Reviewingfindingsandweaknesses of, and threatsrecommendationsofpreviousfacing, the branch. or current task forces/commissionsaswellasotherjusticereformpracticesacrossthe United States.Asnotedabove,anumberofcouncils,commissions,andtaskforcesinMichiganhavedoneworkinthese(andother)areasovertheyears.TheMichiganJudicialCouncilwasinformedbytheworkofthesepriorgroups;thefindingsandrecommendationswerereviewedand discussed. That said, while highly regarded and very helpful in developinglong-termstrategiesforsystem-wideimprovementsinthe strategic goal areas, the Council does not necessarily endorse therecommendationsmadebythevariousgroups.Instead,whereappropriate, the Council used the work of the other groups to assist informulatingstrategiestoaddresseachofthegoalareasandforshapingspecificstrategicinitiatives.1Externalpartnerssurveyedwererepresentativesfrom:StateBarofMichigan,MISheriffsAssociation,MIAssociationofChiefsofPolice,MIIndigentDefenseCommission,CriminalDefenseAttorneysofMI,MIDepartmentofCorrections,ProsecutingAttorneysAssociationofMI,DomesticandSexualViolencePrevention/TreatmentBoard,CommitteeonJuvenileJustice,MI16 20222025 STRATEGIC AGENDA PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE MICHIGAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM'