b'OverviewThis document is the first strategic agenda developed for the judicial branch of the State of Michigan. While the idea for state-wide strategic planning for the judicial system has been discussed for decades, on April 14, 2021, the Michigan Supreme Court took the historic step of adopting MCR 8.128 creating the Michigan Judicial Council to establish a strategic planning process and strategic agenda for Michigans judicial system.TheJudicialCouncilischargedwithmakingrecommendationstotheSupremeCourtonmatterspertinenttotheadministrationofjustice,includingdevelopmentofastrategicagendaforthejudicialbranchand suggesting proposals that would enhance the work of all courts. TheSupremeCourtalsoprovidedthattheJudicialCouncilwouldberepresentative of Michigans diverse population and regions, ensuring andadvancingdiversity,equity,andinclusion.Discussion about the creation of a Judicial Council had its origins a fewyearsaftertheadoptionoftheConstitutionof1963.TheDetroitNewsreportedonMarch15,1972,thataspecialcommission,createdbytheLegislature,hadunveileditsproposaltoreformthestatesjudicialsystem.Amongtherecommendationswasaproposaltoestablisha31-memberJudicialCouncil.TheCommissionontheCourtsinthe21stCenturypublisheditsreportinDecember1990.ThatCommissionbuiltonthefoundationofthe1963ConstitutionsOneCourtofJusticelanguagetosuggestsystematicimprovementstomaketheadministrationofthecourtslesscostlyandtheprovisionofjusticeswifterandfairer.AkeyrecommendationwasthattheStateCourtAdministratorshoulddesignandsuperviseauniformsystemofcasemanagementforallstate courts.8 20222025 STRATEGIC AGENDA PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE MICHIGAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM'