Michigan appellate decisions, 1987–2026
68,299 opinions and orders of the Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
What’s includedand what is not
- 41,485 Supreme Court orders1987–2026
- 17,733 Court of Appeals unpublished opinions2016–2026
- 5,994 Court of Appeals orders2026
- 2,002 Court of Appeals published opinions2016–2026
- 1,077 Supreme Court opinions2000–2026
- 8 Court of Appeals other opinions (dissents, remand, reissued)2026
Coverage is uneven by design: Supreme Court orders reach back to 1987 and Court of Appeals opinions to 2016, but its orders exist only for 2026. A “no results” answer is never proof that no such decision exists. Full detail.
Describe what you remember — the facts, the issue, a phrase you half recall. Search matches meaning, not spelling, so you need not guess the court’s wording. A docket number, party name, or a phrase in “quotation marks” works too.