You'd be right, Jackie, in thinking the frequency is under 10 percent. I've never done an actual count, but I'm guessing that at the local appellate level the frequency of cases in which amicus curiae appear is less than 5 percent. Not surprisingly, in a case in which amicus curiae appear, there is a fair chance of multiple applications to serve as amicus curiae.

Michigan has another "Friend of the Court." There is an agency which serves to administer child support and alimony payments pursuant to divorce judgments, and its name is "Friend of the Court."