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38 Mich. St. B.J. 6 (1959)

handle is hein.barjournals/micbj0038 and id is 1 raw text is: THE PRESIDENT'S PAGE Our State Bar is a public body cor- porate. The Supreme Court in adopting rules concerning the State Bar of Mich- igan wisely provided in Rule 1, among other things, that it shall aid in pro- moting improvements in the administra- tion of justice and advancements in jurisprudence. The Supreme Court recently has taken a very active interest in this field. This entire issue of the Journal is devoted exclusively to the very detailed report of the Joint Committee on Mich- igan Procedural Revision. This commit- tee, created and acting as a joint committee of the Supreme Court, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Legis- lature, has been working diligently for over two years in reviewing court pro- cedures, and now submits its recom- mendations to the bar. The Supreme Court is in the process of holding area meetings for circuit judges throughout the state. It also in- vites all lawyers in given areas to meet with its members to analyze and discuss, and to offer suggestions to the proposed revision of the court rules. If we are to recognize our obligations and perform our duties as members of the bar, we should make a careful study of the proposed revisions and attend the meeting in our area. It is well recognized that where changes are needed, they should be made, if we are to keep pace with today's problems. The court and this committee well deserve our expres- sion of appreciation for the excellent work that they are doing for the ad- vancement and improvement of the ad- ministration of justice. The creation of a court administra- tor's office and the revision of appellate procedure are further evidence of the progress being made. Changes made in court procedures may not be perfect when they are first adopted, but they are a great step forward. Last summer I attended a conference in Washington on court congestion in the federal courts. It was interesting to learn that many of the recommendations made for use in federal courts had al- ready been established and put into practice in our Michigan courts. In fact, we are one of the states which leads in court improvement and in the admin- istration of justice. It is a healthy pic- ture. Such activity on the part of our bench and bar keeps our judicial branch of government at a high standard. In Liv;ng under Law, that is our respon- sibility.

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