UPDATE 10:39 a.m.:
Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio's Lansing Bureau Chief just filed this breaking news report:
Justice Robert Young has been selected as the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Young was chosen by his fellow justices in a closed-door vote. The decision reflects the change in control of the court from Democrats to Republicans in the last election.
9:17 a.m.:
The seven justices of the Michigan Supreme Court will meet today to select a new chief justice. After this past November's election, Republicans are in the majority of the court with four members; three justices are Democrats.
Justice Robert Young Junior was re-elected to an eight year term in 2010. He said yesterday that he has four votes to become the next Chief Justice. Young, who has been on the Michigan Supreme Court since 1999, is a Republican from the Detroit-area. The current Chief Justice is Marilyn Kelly, a Democrat.
As the Associated Press reports:
The court's membership will change soon. Justice Maura Corrigan is expected to resign to lead the Department of Human Services under the new governor, Rick Snyder.
No such announcement from the Snyder administration has been made yet publicly.
