reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-65 - Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537) › Section 600.6502 - Matters Governed by Statutes and Supreme Court Rules; Exception; References to Justice Courts or Justices of the Peace.

600.6502 Matters governed by statutes and supreme court rules; exception; references to justice courts or justices of the peace.
Sec. 6502.
All matters relating to the organization and financing of courts of limited jurisdiction or to the selection, terms, compensation, and duties of their judges and other officers and personnel and to limitations on jurisdiction shall be governed by the statutes respectively applicable to the courts. In all other matters of civil jurisdiction, including pleadings and motions, forms of action, joinder of claims and parties, issuance, service and enforcement of writs, subpoenas and other process, contempts, taxation of costs, and entry and enforcement of judgments, the municipal and common pleas courts shall also be governed by statutes and supreme court rules applicable to the district court, except where the provisions conflict with the provisions of statutes or supreme court rules specifically applicable to the municipal or common pleas courts. In the statutes specifically applicable to municipal or common pleas courts, all references to the powers or proceedings of justice courts or justices of the peace in matters of civil jurisdiction shall be construed to refer to the powers or proceedings of the district court or district court judges.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-65 - Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537) › Section 600.6511 - Jurisdiction in Civil Actions at Law Against School Districts.

600.6511 Jurisdiction in civil actions at law against school districts.
Sec. 6511.
Courts of limited jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction in all civil actions at law against school districts, when the amount claimed or matter in controversy is within their respective jurisdictional limits.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-65 - Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537) › Section 600.6521 - Jurisdiction Over Actions at Law; One Form of Action.

600.6521 Jurisdiction over actions at law; one form of action.
Sec. 6521.
Except as otherwise provided or limited in statutes specifically applicable to courts of limited jurisdiction, the courts have jurisdiction over actions at law, including statutory actions and remedies which are not equitable in nature, when the amount claimed or the matter in controversy does not exceed the jurisdictional limits applicable in the courts. Forms of action are abolished and there is 1 form of action known as a civil action.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-65 - Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537) › Section 600.6525 - Municipal Court; Verdict in Civil Action.

600.6525 Municipal court; verdict in civil action.
Sec. 6525.
In every municipal court retained after the establishment of the district court pursuant to sections 9928 and 9930, a verdict in a civil action tried by a jury of 6 shall be received when 5 jurors agree.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-65 - Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537) › Section 600.6536 - Appeal; Payment of Costs.

600.6536 Appeal; payment of costs.
Sec. 6536.
In every appeal from a district, municipal, or common pleas court, the appellant shall pay to the clerk of the trial court the taxable costs of the prevailing party, together with $25.00.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 189, Eff. Oct. 8, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-65 - Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537) › Section 600.6537 - Original Jurisdiction Over Civil Infraction Actions.

600.6537 Original jurisdiction over civil infraction actions.
Sec. 6537.
A municipal court shall have original jurisdiction over civil infraction actions involving civil infractions occurring within its jurisdiction.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 511, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-66 - Chapter 66 Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace (600.6601...600.6661) › Section 600.6601-600.6661 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.6601-600.6661 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-67 - Chapter 67 Commencement of Actions and Service of Process in Justice Court (600.6701...600.6755) › Section 600.6701-600.6755 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.6701-600.6755 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-68 - Chapter 68 Adjournments and the Transfer of Causes in Justice Court (600.6801...600.6841) › Section 600.6801-600.6841 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.6801-600.6841 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-69 - Chapter 69 Pleadings in Justice Court (600.6901...600.6953) › Section 600.6901-600.6953 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.6901-600.6953 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-70 - Chapter 70 Trials in Justice Court (600.7001...600.7061) › Section 600.7001-600.7061 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7001-600.7061 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-71 - Chapter 71 Judgments in Justice Court (600.7101...600.7137) › Section 600.7101-600.7137 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7101-600.7137 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-72 - Chapter 72 Executions in Justice Court (600.7201...600.7271) › Section 600.7201-600.7271 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7201-600.7271 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-73 - Chapter 73 Replevin in Justice Court (600.7301...600.7379) › Section 600.7301-600.7379 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7301-600.7379 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-74 - Chapter 74 Attachment in Justice Court (600.7401...600.7447) › Section 600.7401-600.7447 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7401-600.7447 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-75 - Chapter 75 Garnishment in Justice Court (600.7501...600.7585) › Section 600.7501-600.7585 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7501-600.7585 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-76 - Chapter 76 Fees of Justices, Jurors, Constables and Witnesses (600.7601...600.7651) › Section 600.7601-600.7651 - Repealed. 1970, Act 37, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1970;—1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7601-600.7651 Repealed. 1970, Act 37, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1970;—1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-77 - Chapter 77 Appeals From Justice Court (600.7701...600.7741) › Section 600.7701 - Appeal to Circuit Court.

600.7701 Appeal to circuit court.
Sec. 7701.
Any party to a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace, conceiving himself aggrieved thereby, may appeal therefrom to the circuit court for the county where the same was rendered, in the following cases:
(1) Where final judgment was rendered on an issue of law joined between the parties;
(2) Where final judgment was rendered on an issue of fact joined between the parties;
(3) Where the defendant did not appear and plead, and final judgment was rendered for the plaintiff on the merits of his claim;
(4) Where a judgment of nonsuit has been rendered.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-77 - Chapter 77 Appeals From Justice Court (600.7701...600.7741) › Section 600.7703-600.7741 - Repealed. 1991, Act 144, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991.

600.7703-600.7741 Repealed. 1991, Act 144, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to appeals from justice court.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-78 - Chapter 78 Contempts in Justice Court (600.7801...600.7831) › Section 600.7801-600.7831 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7801-600.7831 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-79 - Chapter 79 General Provisions as to Justice Courts (600.7901...600.7975) › Section 600.7901-600.7975 - Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

600.7901-600.7975 Repealed. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8001 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8001 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to creation, purpose, location, staffing, and fund of cyber court.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8003 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8003 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to assignment of judges and designation of clerk.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8005 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8005 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to jurisdiction of cyber court.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8007 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8007 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to filing of complaint in cyber court.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8009 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8009 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to filing fee.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8011 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8011 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to transfer of action to circuit court.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8013 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8013 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained waiver of right to trial.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8015 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8015 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to electronic communication of matters heard in cyber court.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8017 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8017 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to subpoena of witness and production of records.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8019 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8019 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to action heard by judge without jury.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8021 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8021 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to appeal to court of appeals.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8023 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8023 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to alternative dispute resolution.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8025 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8025 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to report to legislature.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8027 - Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

600.8027 Repealed. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to adoption of rules by supreme court.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8029 - Repealed. 2006, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006.

600.8029 Repealed. 2006, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to creation of legislative oversight committee on oversight.
Popular Name:
Cybercourt
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8033 - Business Court; Operation; Plan; Administrative Order; Purpose.

600.8033 Business court; operation; plan; administrative order; purpose.
Sec. 8033.
(1) Every circuit with not fewer than 3 circuit judges shall have a business court and shall submit a plan for the operation of the business court to the state court administrative office and the supreme court for approval.
(2) A circuit other than a circuit described in subsection (1) may submit an administrative order for the operation of a business court to the state court administrative office and the supreme court for review as part of a concurrent jurisdiction plan.
(3) The purpose of a business court is to do all of the following:
(a) Establish judicial structures that will help all court users by improving the efficiency of the courts.
(b) Allow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with the expertise, technology, and efficiency required by the information age economy.
(c) Enhance the accuracy, consistency, and predictability of decisions in business and commercial cases.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8035 - Business Court; Jurisdiction; Venue; Assignment.

600.8035 Business court; jurisdiction; venue; assignment.
Sec. 8035.
(1) A business court has jurisdiction over business and commercial disputes in which equitable or declaratory relief is sought or in which the matter otherwise meets circuit court jurisdictional requirements.
(2) Venue of a suit in the business court is as provided in chapter 16.
(3) An action must be assigned to a business court if all or part of the action includes a business or commercial dispute. An action that involves a business or commercial dispute that is filed in a court with a business docket must be maintained in a business court although it also involves claims that are not business or commercial disputes, including excluded claims under section 8031(3).
(4) An action must be assigned to a business court judge by blind draw, unless the jurisdiction and venue of the case lies in a county described in section 8033(2).
(5) An action assigned to a business court judge may be reassigned by blind draw to another judge as prescribed by the plan submitted under section 8033(1) or (2), as applicable, if the action ceases to include a business or commercial dispute.
(6) An action that does not initially include a business or commercial dispute but that subsequently includes a business or commercial dispute as a result of a cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party complaint, amendment, or any other modification of the action must be reassigned by blind draw to a business court after the action is modified to include a business or commercial dispute as prescribed by the plan submitted under section 8033(1) or (2), as applicable.
(7) Upon motion of a party, the chief judge of the judicial circuit may review assignments under subsections (3), (5), and (6). The ruling of the chief judge under this subsection is not an order that may be appealed under section 308.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017
Compiler's Notes:
Compiler's note: Enacting section 2 of Act 101 of 2017 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to actions commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory act."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8037 - Business Court; Judges.

600.8037 Business court; judges.
Sec. 8037.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (7), a business court consists of sitting circuit judges assigned by the supreme court in a number reasonably reflecting the caseload of the business court. While sitting as a judge of a business court, a circuit judge may exercise the jurisdiction of the business court as provided by law.
(2) A circuit judge assigned as a judge of a business court is assigned for a term of 6 years and may be reassigned at the expiration of the judge's term.
(3) The term of a judge of a business court expires on April 1, 2019, and on April 1 of every sixth year after that.
(4) If a circuit judge acting as a business court judge before whom a case has been tried or a motion heard is disabled or absent from the place where court is held, another circuit judge designated to sit as the judge of a business court may continue to hear, determine, and sign all matters that his or her predecessor could have heard, determined, and signed.
(5) If a circuit judge designated to sit as a judge of the business court leaves office for any reason before signing a judgment and after a finding of fact or rendering an opinion upon proof submitted and argument of counsel disposing of all or part of the issues in the case involved, a successor as judge of the business court may proceed with that action in a manner consistent with the finding of fact or opinion. The successor judge has the same powers as if the finding of fact had been made or the opinion had been rendered by the successor judge.
(6) If a circuit judge leaves office while sitting as a judge of a business court, the supreme court may assign a circuit judge to serve for the remainder of the judge's term on the business court.
(7) A concurrent jurisdiction plan adopted under chapter 4 and approved by the supreme court may provide that 1 or more probate judges or district judges within the circuit may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the business court.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8039 - Commencement of Action; Electronic Filing; Standards; Availability of Written Opinions; Practice and Procedure.

600.8039 Commencement of action; electronic filing; standards; availability of written opinions; practice and procedure.
Sec. 8039.
(1) Whenever possible, an action commenced in a business court shall be filed by electronic communications.
(2) A business court shall meet minimum standards as determined by the state court administrative office, which may include electronic filing, telephone or video conferencing, and early alternative dispute resolution intervention.
(3) All written opinions in business court cases shall be made available on an indexed website.
(4) The practice and procedure of a business court not otherwise governed by the provisions of sections 8031 to 8047 shall be governed by practices and procedures prescribed for the circuit court. The supreme court may adopt rules governing practice and procedure in the business court.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8041 - Appeal.

600.8041 Appeal.
Sec. 8041.
(1) An appeal from a business court shall be to the court of appeals, as prescribed by supreme court rules.
(2) The time within which an appeal as of right from a business court may be taken shall be governed by supreme court rules concerning appeals from the circuit court.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8043 - Judges; Training.

600.8043 Judges; training.
Sec. 8043.
The Michigan judicial institute shall provide appropriate training for all circuit judges serving as business court judges.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8045 - Fees.

600.8045 Fees.
Sec. 8045.
The fees payable in civil actions in circuit court apply to cases in a business court, unless otherwise provided by law.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-80 - Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047) › Section 600.8047 - Case Pending on Pilot Business Court Docket.

600.8047 Case pending on pilot business court docket.
Sec. 8047.
Any case that is pending on a pilot business court docket on January 1, 2013 shall remain on that pilot business court docket and assigned to the judge who was initially assigned to that case until its completion.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8101 - District Court; Establishment; Court of Record; Judicial Districts; City Located in More Than One District.

600.8101 District court; establishment; court of record; judicial districts; city located in more than one district.
Sec. 8101.
(1) A district court is established in the state. The district court is a court of record. The state is divided into judicial districts of the district court each of which is an administrative unit subject to the superintending control of the supreme court.
(2) When a city is located in more than 1 district, the provisions of section 8251 as to where the district court is required to sit shall apply only to that part of such city lying within the particular county or district. A city having a population in excess of 20,000 which is located in more than 1 district is a part of the district containing the greater portion of the population of the city.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 22, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1973
Constitutionality:
Act 236 of 1961, MCL 600.8101 to 600.9928 do not violate Const 1963, art IV, § 24. People v Milton, 393 Mich 234; 224 NW2d 266 (1974).
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8102 - Election Divisions; Effect.

600.8102 Election divisions; effect.
Sec. 8102.
The provisions for election divisions of a judicial district have no effect on the administration of a judicial district.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8103 - Districts, Classes; Definition.

600.8103 Districts, classes; definition.
Sec. 8103.
(1) A district of the first class is a district consisting of 1 or more counties and in which each county comprising the district is responsible for maintaining, financing and operating the district court within its respective county except as otherwise provided in this act.
(2) A district of the second class is a district consisting of a group of political subdivisions within a county and in which the county where such political subdivisions are situated is responsible for maintaining, financing and operating the district court except as otherwise provided in this act.
(3) A district of the third class is a district consisting of 1 or more political subdivisions within a county and in which each political subdivision comprising the district is responsible for maintaining, financing and operating the district court within its respective political subdivision except as otherwise provided in this act.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8104 - “District Funding Unit” or “District Control Unit” Defined; Responsibilities; Agreement to Share Expenses; Supplying Law Books and Legal Reference Resources.

600.8104 “District funding unit” or “district control unit” defined; responsibilities; agreement to share expenses; supplying law books and legal reference resources.
Sec. 8104.
(1) The term "district funding unit" or "district control unit" means:
(a) The county in districts of the first and second class.
(b) The city or the township in districts of the third class except as provided in subdivision (c).
(c) The city or the incorporated village in districts of the third class in which portions of 2 townships comprise an incorporated village.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a district funding unit shall be responsible for maintaining, financing, and operating the court only within its political subdivision. In districts of the third class a political subdivision shall not be responsible for the expenses of maintaining, financing, or operating the district court, traffic bureau, or small claims division incurred in any other political subdivision except as provided by section 8621 and other provisions of this act.
(3) One or more district funding units within any district may agree among themselves to share any or all of the expenses of maintaining, financing, or operating the district court. To become effective such agreements must be approved by resolution adopted by the governing body of the respective political subdivisions entering into the agreement, and upon approval such agreements shall become effective and binding in accordance with, to the extent of, and for such period stated in that agreement.
(4) The district funding unit shall supply such law books and legal reference resources as it deems necessary. No subsidy from state funds shall be required to stock any district court created by this act with law books or other legal reference works.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 235, Eff. Jan. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 127, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 374, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8105 - District Court in Thirty-Sixth District; Functioning.

600.8105 District court in thirty-sixth district; functioning.
Sec. 8105.
The district court in the thirty-sixth district shall not function for judicial purposes until September 1, 1981.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 438, Eff. Apr. 30, 1981
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 438 of 1980 provides:“Conditional effective date; action constituting exercise of option; effect of exercising option.“Section 2. (1) This amendatory act shall not take effect unless the city of Detroit and the county of Wayne, by resolutions adopted not later than May 1, 1981, by the governing bodies of the city and the county, respectively, agree to assume responsibility for any expenses required of the city or the county by this amendatory act, and the bills listed in enacting section 7 which are enacted and take effect.“(2) If the city of Detroit and the county of Wayne, acting through their governing bodies, agree to assume responsibility for any expenses required of the city and the county by this amendatory act, and the bills listed in enacting section 7 which are enacted and take effect, that action constitutes an exercise of the city's and the county's option to provide a new activity or service or to increase the level of activity or service offered in the city of Detroit and the county of Wayne beyond that required by existing law, as the elements of that option are defined by Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1979, being sections 21.231 to 21.244 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and a voluntary acceptance by the city and the county of all expenses and capital improvements which may result from establishment of the district court in the thirty-sixth district and the reorganization of the circuit court in the third judicial circuit and the recorder's court of the city of Detroit. However, the exercise of the option does not affect the state's obligation to pay the same portion of each district or circuit judge's salary which is paid by the state to the other district or circuit judges, or to appropriate and disburse funds to the district control units, city, or county, for the necessary costs of state requirements established by a state law, other than this amendatory act or the bills listed in enacting section 7 which becomes effective on or after December 23, 1978.”The resolutions referred to in Section 2 were adopted by the city council of the city of Detroit on April 29, 1981, and by the board of commissioners of the county of Wayne on April 30, 1981.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8111 - First District; Monroe County.

600.8111 First district; Monroe county.
Sec. 8111.
The first district consists of the county of Monroe, is a district of the first class and has 3 judges.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8113 - Third, Third-A, and Third-B Districts.

600.8113 Third, third-a, and third-b districts.
Sec. 8113.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the third district consists of the counties of St. Joseph and Branch, is a district of the first class and is divided into the following election divisions:
(a) The first division consists of the county of Branch and has 1 judge.
(b) The second division consists of the county of St. Joseph and has 1 judge.
(2) If the county of Branch approves the creation of the third-a district pursuant to law and the county of St. Joseph approves the creation of the third-b district pursuant to section 8176, the third-a district consists of the county of Branch, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
(3) If the county of Branch approves the creation of the third-a district pursuant to law and the county of St. Joseph approves the creation of the third-b district pursuant to section 8176, the third-b district consists of the county of St. Joseph, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge. Subject to section 8175, this district may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 1991. If a new office of judge is added to this district to be filled by election in 1990, the term of office of the judge for that election only shall be 4 years.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 54 of 1990 provides:“If a new judicial circuit of the circuit court is created under this amendatory act pursuant to section 550a, the change in the composition of the affected judicial circuits shall take effect for judicial purposes on January 1, 1991. If the fifty-sixth judicial circuit is created pursuant to this amendatory act, the incumbent judge of the fifth judicial circuit who resides in Eaton county shall become the judge of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit on January 1, 1991, and shall serve until the term for which he or she was elected in the fifth judicial circuit expires.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8114 - Fourth District; Cass County.

600.8114 Fourth district; Cass county.
Sec. 8114.
The fourth district consists of the county of Cass, is a district of the first class and has 1 judge.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8116 - Seventh District.

600.8116 Seventh district.
Sec. 8116.
The seventh district consists of the county of Van Buren, is a district of the first class, and has 2 judges.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 19, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 2012 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8118 - Tenth District; Calhoun County and City of Battle Creek.

600.8118 Tenth district; Calhoun county and city of Battle Creek.
Sec. 8118.
The tenth district consists of the county of Calhoun and the city of Battle Creek, is a district of the first class and has 4 judges.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 164, Eff. Jan. 2, 1975
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8119 - Twelfth District; Jackson County.

600.8119 Twelfth district; Jackson county.
Sec. 8119.
(1) The twelfth district consists of the county of Jackson except the city of Jackson, is a district of the second class and has 2 judges. However, due to section 8180, effective January 1, 1986, the twelfth district consists of the county of Jackson, is a district of the first class, and has 4 judges.
(2) The thirteenth district consists of the city of Jackson, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges. However, due to section 8180, effective January 1, 1986, the thirteenth district will no longer exist.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1985
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8124 - Fifty-Third District; Livingston County.

600.8124 Fifty-third district; Livingston County.
Sec. 8124.
The fifty-third district consists of the county of Livingston, is a district of the first class, and has the following number of judges:
(a) Until 12 noon, January 1, 2019, 3 judges.
(b) Beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2019, 2 judges. The 1 judgeship eliminated from this district at 12 noon, January 1, 2019 shall be the judgeship of a judge who is not eligible to run for reelection in 2018 due to constitutional limitation on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subdivision.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 30, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1970 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1984 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Jan. 26, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8127 - Fifty-Seventh District; Allegan County.

600.8127 Fifty-seventh district; Allegan county.
Sec. 8127.
The fifty-seventh district consists of the county of Allegan, is a district of the first class and has 2 judges.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8128 - Fifty-Eighth District.

600.8128 Fifty-eighth district.
Sec. 8128.
The fifty-eighth district consists of the county of Ottawa, is a district of the first class and has 3 judges. Subject to section 8175, this district may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 1991.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 54 of 1990 provides:“If a new judicial circuit of the circuit court is created under this amendatory act pursuant to section 550a, the change in the composition of the affected judicial circuits shall take effect for judicial purposes on January 1, 1991. If the fifty-sixth judicial circuit is created pursuant to this amendatory act, the incumbent judge of the fifth judicial circuit who resides in Eaton county shall become the judge of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit on January 1, 1991, and shall serve until the term for which he or she was elected in the fifth judicial circuit expires.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8128a - Fifty-Ninth District.

600.8128a Fifty-ninth district.
Sec. 8128a.
The fifty-ninth district consists of the cities of Grandville and Walker, is a district of the third class and has 1 judge.
History:
Add. 1977, Act 129, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1977
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8129 - Sixtieth District.

600.8129 Sixtieth district.
Sec. 8129.
(1) The sixtieth district consists of the county of Muskegon, is a district of the first class and, through December 31, 1992, has 5 judges.
(2) Effective January 1, 1993, the sixtieth district has 4 judges.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 363, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 50, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1992
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8130 - Sixty-First to Sixty-Third District.

600.8130 Sixty-first to sixty-third district.
Sec. 8130.
(1) The sixty-first district consists of the city of Grand Rapids, is a district of the third class, and has 6 judges.
(2) The sixty-second-a district consists of the city of Wyoming, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(3) The sixty-second-b district consists of the city of Kentwood, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(4) The sixty-third district consists of the county of Kent, except the cities of Grand Rapids, Walker, Grandville, Wyoming, and Kentwood, is a district of the second class, and has 2 judges. For purposes of the November 2020 general election only, the term of the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes is 8 years and the term of the candidate who receives the second greatest number of votes is 6 years. Subject to section 8175, the sixty-third district may have 1 additional judge beginning January 1, 2025.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 30, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1970 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 129, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1977 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 135, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1988 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2014 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 311, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2023
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 135 of 1988 provides:“Any additional district judgeship to be added by election in 1988 shall not be authorized to be filled by election unless each district control unit of the district, by resolution adopted by the governing body of the district control unit, approves the creation of that judgeship and unless the clerk of each district control unit adopting such a resolution files a copy of the resolution with the state court administrator not later than 4 p.m. of the tenth Tuesday preceding the August primary for the election to fill the additional district judgeship.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-81 - Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181) › Section 600.8131 - Sixty-Fourth-a District and Sixty-Fourth-B District.

600.8131 Sixty-fourth-a district and sixty-fourth-b district.
Sec. 8131.
(1) The sixty-fourth-a district consists of the county of Ionia, is a district of the first class and has 1 judge.
(2) The sixty-fourth-b district consists of the county of Montcalm, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 50, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1992 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 138, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1994
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 54 of 1990 provides:“If a new judicial circuit of the circuit court is created under this amendatory act pursuant to section 550a, the change in the composition of the affected judicial circuits shall take effect for judicial purposes on January 1, 1991. If the fifty-sixth judicial circuit is created pursuant to this amendatory act, the incumbent judge of the fifth judicial circuit who resides in Eaton county shall become the judge of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit on January 1, 1991, and shall serve until the term for which he or she was elected in the fifth judicial circuit expires.”