Michigan Supreme Court· 7/31/2006

In re Haley

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476 Mich. 180
720 N.W.2d 246

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holding that when a statute contains a specific provision and a more general related provision, the specific provision controls
stating that the court is \an institution that the people of this state must be able to hold in the highest regard\
stating that the court is “an institution that the people of this state must be able to hold in the highest regard”
“Having decided that respondent was in violation of a specific, controlling judicial canon, we conclude that it is inappropriate to also consider whether respondent created a general appearance of impropriety under Canon 2, as urged by the examiner.”
“[Wjhere a statute contains a specific statutory provision and a related, but more general, provision, the specific one controls.”
“[I]t is a settled rule of statutory construction that where a statute contains a specific statutory provision and a related, but more general, provision, the specific one controls.”

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Judges: Cavanagh, Corrigan, Kelly, Markman, Taylor, Weaver, Young

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