Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Shows His True Colors

Many Michigan residents remember how Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox was forced to disclose in 2005 that despite his campaign platform that "marriage means one man and one woman", for Cox marriage meant one man and two women.  Cox also ran on the platform that he would "enforce the laws as written by the Legislature".  As described below, Cox has again been exposed as a charlatan.

In February, 2009, StateBarWatch invoked the procedure pursuant to MCL 600.4501 to request that AG Mike Cox remove Timothy Raubinger as the Assistant Secretary of the Michigan Board of Law Examiners because the Assistant Secretary's position should be filled by Supreme Court Clerk Corbin Davis.  Michigan Law, MCL 600.922 states:

There is hereby constituted a board of law examiners consisting of 5 active members of the bar each of whom shall hold office for 5 years and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the governor on nomination by the supreme court on the first day of July in each year. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in like manner for the unexpired term. The president of the board is the member of the board whose term first expires. The board shall elect a secretary annually from its own membership. The clerk of the supreme court ex-officio is the assistant secretary and treasurer of the board. If a vacancy occurs in the office of president, the board may elect a president for the unexpired term from its own membership.

The clerk of the supreme court is presently Corbin Davis, not Timothy Raubinger. Therefore, it is easy to see that AG Cox was legally obligated to remove Mr. Raubinger from the Assistant Secretary's position. 

On February 24, 2009, Cox again showed his true colors when he refused to take action.  Click here to see his letter.  

StateBarWatch is presently researching its options.  StateBarWatch may bring the quo warranto action or it may bring a mandamus action against Cox seeking an Order requiring him to do his job.  We will keep you informed of our decision.