The Proper Move Was Not to Get Involved: Why a Judge’s OWI Courtroom Appearance Matters
This is not a small courthouse etiquette story. It is the whole reason judges are required to keep personal loyalty…
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.
Barry County’s Prosecutor’s Office Is Hiring. Here’s the Record the Posting Won’t Show You.
An open Assistant Prosecutor position, a confirmed disciplinary admonishment, a state-confirmed falsified proof of service, and a circuit court next…
Clutch Justice Weekly 016: MIDC Closed the Complaint, Not the Question
The Clutch Justice Weekly briefing for Issue 016: a state audit, a one-day complaint closure, and the question Michigan’s indigent…
When Legal Abuse Looks Like RICO: A Framework for Understanding Coordinated Misconduct by Attorneys and Prosecutors
What this article establishes RICO is not just a mob statute. Federal and state courts have applied it to attorneys,…
The Gina Johnsen Network, Part 4: The Strip Club Owner, the Primary Fight, and the Debt Nobody Mentions
A Facebook thread meant to embarrass a critic turned into a public paper trail. Here is what it connects to….
One Examiner, Three Cases: The Pattern Inside Ryan Meier’s Polygraph Room
A third case matches the coercive polygraph pattern Clutch Justice documented in the Dean Myers reversal. Same examiner, same tactics, no discipline yet.
Michigan’s Highest Court Just Ruled a Judge Skipped a Step. That Step Is the Whole Point.
Analysis The Michigan Supreme Court just struck down a probation condition that Montcalm County never bothered to justify. The marijuana…
The Lab That Failed Twice: MSP Forensic Science and the Michigan Murders Archive
Michigan Murders Files | Article 04 The Lab That Failed Twice: MSP Forensic Science and the Michigan Murders Archive By…
Michigan Judges Keep Citing ‘Deterrence.’ The State Has No Working Way to Check If It’s True.
Analysis Every Michigan sentence is legally required to weigh deterrence. Nothing in the state is legally required to check whether…
Michigan’s Judicial Golden Parachute: What Kathleen Ryan and Bradley Knoll Reveal About the Retirement Loophole
Investigation Three Michigan judges. Three negotiated exits. Zero public discipline on the record that matters most. Editorial Transparency Note This…
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