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Jim Harbaugh takes on clerk role in Genesee Probate Court

FLINT, MI -- Michigan football Coach Jim Harbaugh was in court in Flint on Monday.

But the Wolverines' coach was just observing in Genesee Probate Court and doing some of the clerk's duties on June 19.

"This is real life here," Harbaugh said. "I always think you can learn a lot just by observing."

Harbaugh helped out in Judge F. Kay Behm's courtroom

Behm analyzed Harbaugh's performance during a break, saying he did excellent helping prepare personal protection orders and on other tasks.

"I'm thrilled to have the coach come in and see a real-life courtroom situation and that the difference that legal aid services makes in our community and how important it is and how many people are self-represented," Behm said.