Judge Michael Schipper’s Order Was Filed August 11. So Was a JTC Complaint About Him.
A new SCAO complaint documents a third service failure in one Barry County case. Michigan does not need to invent…
Rita Williams
Rita Williams is a Michigan-based judicial oversight analyst and founder of Clutch Justice, an investigative platform focused on court system accountability, sentencing integrity, and SCAO policy. Her work examines how courts, policies, and administrative systems operate in practice, with a focus on where process breaks down and harm is created. Drawing on lived experience and systems-level analysis, she writes to make legal structures more readable, expose institutional gaps, and advocate for reforms grounded in both evidence and human impact. Rita’s writing bridges legal analysis, institutional critique, and public education, with a consistent focus on accountability without losing sight of the people most affected by the justice system.
Why MCR 8.119 Needs to Change: My Public Comment to the Michigan Judicial Council
Public Comment Direct Answer Michigan Court Rule 8.119 already classifies court recordings as public court records, but it does not…
The Golden State Killer was a Sworn Police Officer While He Was Still Killing. His Department Fired Him for a Stolen Hammer.
Joseph DeAngelo used real police training to exploit jurisdictional gaps and interagency ego for over a decade. When his own…
The Sixth Circuit Set a Date for Hallman v. Reeds. The Video Fight Isn’t Over.
Oral argument is scheduled for October 22, 2026. It lands seventeen days after the Hartig hearing this case keeps colliding…
Sometimes, Court Could Have Been an Email
Michigan already has the authority to decide motions on the papers, hold non-evidentiary proceedings remotely, and tax costs against the…
From Allegan to the Ballot: What Berrien County Voters Should Know About Judicial Candidate Myrene Koch
Investigative From Allegan to the Ballot: What Berrien County Voters Should Know About Judicial Candidate Myrene Koch What You Need…
A Former Siver Employee Put Her Name on the Record. The Campaign Answered a Different Question.
Follow-up · Michigan Accountability Series This piece follows Kent County Terminated Thomas Siver’s Indigent Defense Contracts for Cause. He Is…
Bad Science, Part IV: Capture, and the Twenty-Nine Months That Ended an Inquiry
Bad Science · Part IV of VIII Capture: The Twenty-Nine Months That Ended an Inquiry Texas built an oversight body,…
Kent County Terminated Thomas Siver’s Indigent Defense Contracts for Cause. He Is Now on the Ballot for District Judge.
Clutch Exclusive Michigan Accountability Series Four bodies of records spanning eleven years bear on the fitness question in Allegan County’s…
The Analyst’s Cut: “The Crash” Gets Investigated
The Analyst’s Cut · Episode 02 A car at one hundred miles an hour, a bench trial with no jury,…
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