John J. Bursch

Who is John J. Bursch?

John J. Bursch was the 10th Michigan Solicitor General and supervised the state's appellate litigation with a special emphasis on Michigan and U.S. Supreme Court disputes. He was appointed by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on February 28, 2011. Until he became Solicitor General, Bursch served as chair of the Appellate Practice and Public-Affairs Litigation Groups at Warner Norcross & Judd. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bursch argued in more than 6% of all the cases the U.S. Supreme Court heard during his tenure as SG. And legal commentators commended his oral arguments as "remarkable": "he's sure-footed, never wavers from his coherent theory of the case, leaves nothing on the table, and ends on exactly the right note." Bursch returned to private practice at Warner Norcross & Judd in December 2013.