Who Is Accountable for MiFile? Vendor Oversight Failures Inside Michigan’s Court Technology
Quick Facts Did you miss Part 1 of our MiFile Coverage? Read it here. When court technology fails, the consequences…
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.
When the Court Doesn’t Understand the Defendant: Judge Robert Giles and Michigan’s Failure to Handle Neurodivergence in the Justice System
Quick Facts Just the Facts In October 2025, Judge Robert Giles, Wayne County, presided over a matter involving a teenage defendant…
Michigan Attorney Craig A. Tank Suspended Four Years Following Widespread Client Neglect and Misconduct
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has imposed a four-year suspension with restitution and conditions against Craig A. Tank (P58360) of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, following findings…
When the Prosecutor Wants to Be the Judge: Alger County Michigan’s Accountability Problem
Quick Facts How Does Michigan’s Judicial Accountability System Keep Tilting Toward the Prosecution? Robert Steinhoff, sitting Alger County Prosecutor, recently…
Why Clutch Justice Is Formally Requesting an Investigation Into JTC Chair Thomas Ryan
The Michigan Supreme Court exercises superintending control over the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. That authority is not symbolic. It is structural. Which means that, in…
When Oversight and Ambition Collide: Lynn Helland’s Forced Exit May Be About More Than One Oakland County Judge
The quiet, involuntary retirement of Lynn Helland came and went with little comment from the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. But when placed…
Judge Brian Rahilly Was Pulled From Cases After Text Messages Surfaced. That Says A LOT About Prosecutorial Power in Michigan.
Quick Facts Just the Facts Judge Brian Rahilly, Michigan’s 11th Circuit Court, was temporarily removed from certain cases after text messages surfaced raising…
Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Names Glenn J. Page Interim Executive Director and General Counsel
Quick Facts Monday, February 2, 2026 Brings a Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Staff Update. The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission (JTC) has quietly…
Michigan Attorney Ziad Mahmood Khalel Automatically Suspended Following Federal Felony Conviction
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has imposed an automatic interim suspension on Ziad Mahmood Khalel (PL1108) of Sterling Heights, Michigan, following his federal felony conviction for conspiracy…
When the State Writes the Crime: Entrapment, Decoy Operations, and the Case of People v. Jayneel Ravindra Jade
Some cases force courts to answer an uncomfortable question: Was the crime discovered, or was it designed? People v. Jayneel…
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