In order to guide trial courts that are considering the use of trial court websites and social media sites to improve their service to the public, other agencies, and the judiciary, and to meet the public's growing expectation that courts communicate directly with the public, while preserving fairness and judicial impartiality, it is ORDERED that the State Court Administrator establish Michigan Trial Court Standards and Guidelines for Websites and Social Media and that trial courts conform to the standards. The State Court Administrative Office shall enforce the standards and assist courts in adopting practices to conform to those standards.
Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 2015-3