SENATE BILL NO. 1132 May 14, 1998, Introduced by Senators VAN REGENMORTER, POSTHUMUS and CHERRY and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 549a, 549b, 549c, 549d, 549e, 549f, 549g, 549h, 549i, 550a, 8156, 8157, and 8158 (MCL 600.502, 600.503, 600.504, 600.505, 600.506, 600.507, 600.508, 600.509, 600.510, 600.511, 600.512, 600.513, 600.514, 600.515, 600.516, 600.517, 600.518, 600.519, 600.520, 600.521, 600.522, 600.523, 600.524, 600.525, 600.526, 600.527, 600.528, 600.529, 600.530, 600.531, 600.532, 600.533, 600.535, 600.536, 600.537, 600.538, 600.539, 600.540, 600.541, 600.542, 600.543, 600.544, 600.545, 600.546, 600.547, 600.548, 600.549, 600.549a, 600.549b, 600.549c, 600.549d, 600.549e, 600.549f, 01528'97 * DRM 2 600.549g, 600.549h, 600.549i, 600.550a, 600.8156, 600.8157, and 600.8158), section 504 as amended by 1996 PA 388, sections 506, 517, 521, 535, 536, 538, 549, and 550a as amended and section 549h as added by 1990 PA 54, section 507 as amended and section 549i as added by 1994 PA 138, sections 510, 518, 528, and 537 as amended by 1988 PA 134, section 522 as amended and section 549g as added by 1981 PA 182, sections 541 and 549f as amended by 1980 PA 438, sections 542 and 547 as amended by 1984 PA 95, and section 549e as added by 1980 PA 129, and by adding sections 549j, 549k, and 880e; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 502. The first judicial circuit consists of the county 2 of Hillsdale and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS 3 CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 4 Sec. 503. The second judicial circuit consists of the 5 county of Berrien and has 4 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 6 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 7 2000. 8 Sec. 504. The third judicial circuit consists of the county 9 of Wayne and has3564 judges.Pursuant to section 9931, this10circuit shall have 29 additional judges effective October 1,111997.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 9 ADDI- 12 TIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 13 Sec. 505. The fourth judicial circuit consists of the 14 county of Jackson and has 4 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 01528'97 * 3 1 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2 2000. 3 Sec. 506.(1) except as provided in subsection (2), the4fifth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Barry and5Eaton and has 2 judges.6(2) If the county of Barry approves the reformation of the7fifth judicial circuit pursuant to law and the county of Eaton8approves the creation of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit pursu-9ant to law, theTHE fifth judicial circuit consists of the 10 county of Barry and has 1 judge.effective January 1, 1991.11 PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL 12 JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 13 Sec. 507. The sixth judicial circuit consists of the county 14 of Oakland and has1617 judges.Subject to section 550, this15judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1,161995.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 4 ADDI- 17 TIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 18 Sec. 508. The seventh judicial circuit consists of the 19 county of Genesee and has 7 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 20 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 3 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 21 2000. 22 Sec. 509. The eighth judicial circuit consists of the coun- 23 ties of Ionia and Montcalm and has 2 judges. PURSUANT TO 24 SECTION 880E, THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY 25 OF MONTCALM AND HAS 2 JUDGES EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF 26 OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 01528'97 * 4 1 Sec. 510. The ninth judicial circuit consists of the county 2 of Kalamazoo and has45 judges.Subject to section 550, this3judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1,41989.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 3 ADDI- 5 TIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 6 Sec. 511. The tenth judicial circuit consists of the county 7 of Saginaw and has 5 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIR- 8 CUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 9 Sec. 512. (1) The eleventh judicial circuit consists of the 10 counties of Alger, Luce, and Schoolcraft and has 1 judge. 11 PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E AND SECTION 8157, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL 12 HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 13 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 14 SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 15 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF LUCE AND 16 HAS 1 JUDGE. 17 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF ALGER 18 AND SCHOOLCRAFT AND HAS 2 JUDGES. 19 (3) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 20 IN SUBSECTION (2)(B) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM 21 OFFICE, OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 116 OF THE 22 MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE ELEVENTH 23 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSU- 24 ANT TO SUBSECTION (5) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE 25 VACANCY DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE 26 FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED 27 TO THAT OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT 01528'97 * 5 1 SUCCEEDING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO 2 WHICH HE OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCES- 3 SOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM 4 WHICH THE PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUM- 5 BENT REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 6 EXPIRED. 7 (4) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(B) 8 FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 9 SECTION 413A OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 10 MCL 168.413A, WITHDRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 11 SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 12 MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM THE COUNTY OF ALGER TO THE 13 COUNTY OF SCHOOLCRAFT, THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE 14 DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5) EFFEC- 15 TIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 16 (5) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3) OR (4), THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL 17 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 18 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF LUCE AND 19 HAS 1 JUDGE. 20 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ALGER AND 21 HAS 1 JUDGE. 22 (C) THE THIRD DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF SCHOOLCRAFT 23 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 24 Sec. 513. (1) The twelfth judicial circuit consists of the 25 counties of Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw and has 1 judge. 26 PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL 27 JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 01528'97 * 6 1 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2 SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 3 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF HOUGHTON 4 AND KEWEENAW AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 5 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF BARAGA AND 6 HAS 1 JUDGE. 7 Sec. 514. (1) The thirteenth judicial circuit consists of 8 the counties of Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau and has 2 9 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 3 10 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 11 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIR- 12 CUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 13 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF GRAND 14 TRAVERSE AND HAS 3 JUDGES. 15 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM AND 16 HAS 1 JUDGE. 17 (C) THE THIRD DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF LEELANAU 18 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 19 Sec. 515. The fourteenth judicial circuit consists of the 20 county of Muskegon and has 4 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 21 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 22 2000. 23 Sec. 516. The fifteenth judicial circuit consists of the 24 county of Branch and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS 25 CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 26 Sec. 517. The sixteenth judicial circuit consists of the 27 county of Macomb and has89 judges.Subject to section 550,01528'97 * 7 1this circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1,21991.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 3 ADDI- 3 TIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 4 Sec. 518. The seventeenth judicial circuit consists of the 5 county of Kent and has67 judges.Subject to section 550,6this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective7January 1, 1989.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL 8 HAVE 4 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 9 Sec. 519. The eighteenth judicial circuit consists of the 10 county of Bay and has 3 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS 11 CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 12 Sec. 520. (1) The nineteenth judicial circuit consists of 13 the counties of Manistee and Benzie and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO 14 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFEC- 15 TIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 16 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 17 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 18 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 19 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL 20 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 21 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 22 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 23 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 24 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEED- 25 ING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE 26 OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL 27 BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE 01528'97 * 8 1 PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT 2 REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 3 EXPIRED. 4 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 5 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 6 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 7 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 8 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 9 THE COUNTY OF MANISTEE TO THE COUNTY OF BENZIE, THE NINETEENTH 10 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSU- 11 ANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF 12 THAT JUDGE. 13 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE NINETEENTH JUDI- 14 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 15 DIVISIONS: 16 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF MANISTEE 17 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 18 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF BENZIE AND 19 HAS 1 JUDGE. 20 Sec. 521. The twentieth judicial circuit consists of the 21 county of Ottawa and has23 judges.Subject to section 550,22the twentieth judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effec-23tive January 1, 1993.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT 24 SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 25 Sec. 522.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the26twenty-first judicial circuit consists of the counties of Clare,27Isabella, and Gladwin and has 2 judges.01528'97 * 9 1(2) If the county of Isabella approves the reformation of2the twenty-first judicial circuit pursuant to law and the coun-3ties of Clare and Gladwin approve the creation of the fifty-fifth4judicial circuit pursuant to law, theTHE twenty-first judicial 5 circuit consists of the county of Isabella and has 1 judge. 6effective January 1, 1982.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIR- 7 CUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 8 Sec. 523. The twenty-second judicial circuit consists of 9 the county of Washtenaw and has 5 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 10 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE 11 JANUARY 1, 2000. 12 Sec. 524. (1)Until January 1, 1981, the twenty-third13judicial circuit consists of the counties of Alcona, Iosco, and14Oscoda and has 1 judge. Commencing January 1, 1981, theTHE 15 twenty-third judicial circuit consists of the counties of Iosco 16 and Oscoda and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIR- 17 CUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 18 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 19 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 20 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 21 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL 22 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 23 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 24 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 25 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 26 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT 27 SUCCEEDING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO 01528'97 * 10 1 WHICH HE OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A 2 SUCCESSOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED 3 TERM WHICH THE PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT 4 INCUMBENT REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY 5 HAVE EXPIRED. 6 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 7 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 8 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 9 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 10 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 11 THE COUNTY OF IOSCO TO THE COUNTY OF OSCODA, THE TWENTY-THIRD 12 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSU- 13 ANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF 14 THAT JUDGE. 15 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE TWENTY-THIRD 16 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 17 DIVISIONS: 18 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF IOSCO AND 19 HAS 1 JUDGE. 20 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF OSCODA AND 21 HAS 1 JUDGE. 22 Sec. 525. The twenty-fourth judicial circuit consists of 23 the county of Sanilac and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 24 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 25 2000. 26 Sec. 526. The twenty-fifth judicial circuit consists of the 27 county of Marquette and has 2 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 01528'97 * 11 1 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2 2000. 3 Sec. 527. (1)Until January 1, 1981, the twenty-sixth4judicial circuit consists of the counties of Alpena, Cheboygan,5Montmorency, and Presque Isle and has 2 judges. Commencing6January 1, 1981, theTHE twenty-sixth judicial circuit consists 7 of the counties of Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency, and Presque Isle 8 and has 2 judges. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE TWENTY-SIXTH 9 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF ALPENA, ALCONA, AND 10 MONTMORENCY. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 11 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 12 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 13 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 14 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 15 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL 16 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 17 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 18 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 19 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 20 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEED- 21 ING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE 22 OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL 23 BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE 24 PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT 25 REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 26 EXPIRED. 01528'97 * 12 1 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 2 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 3 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 4 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 5 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 6 THE COUNTY OF ALPENA TO THE COUNTY OF ALCONA, THE TWENTY-SIXTH 7 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSU- 8 ANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF 9 THAT JUDGE. 10 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE TWENTY-SIXTH 11 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 12 DIVISIONS: 13 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ALPENA AND 14 THE COUNTY OF MONTMORENCY AND HAS 2 JUDGES. 15 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ALCONA AND 16 HAS 1 JUDGE. 17 (5) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 18 IN SUBSECTION (4)(A) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL FROM 19 OFFICE, THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO 20 ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (7) EFFECTIVE THE DATE 21 OF THE VACANCY. THAT VACANCY MAY BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE 22 GOVERNOR, AND EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT OFFICE BY THE GOV- 23 ERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEEDING THE FIRST GEN- 24 ERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE OR SHE WAS 25 APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL BE ELECTED 26 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE PREDECESSOR 01528'97 * 13 1 INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT REMAINED IN OFFICE 2 UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE EXPIRED. 3 (6) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4)(A) 4 FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF INCUMBENCY UNDER 5 SECTION 413A OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 6 MCL 168.413A, WITHDRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 7 SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 8 MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM THE COUNTY OF ALPENA TO 9 THE COUNTY OF MONTMORENCY, THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 10 SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 11 SUBSECTION (7) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT 12 JUDGE. 13 (7) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5) OR (6), THE TWENTY-SIXTH 14 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 15 DIVISIONS: 16 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ALPENA AND 17 HAS 1 JUDGE. 18 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ALCONA AND 19 HAS 1 JUDGE. 20 (C) THE THIRD DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF MONTMORENCY 21 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 22 Sec. 528. (1) The twenty-seventh judicial circuit consists 23 of the counties of Newaygo and Oceana and has1 judge2 24 JUDGES.Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have251 additional judge effective January 1, 1989PURSUANT TO 26 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES 27 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 01528'97 * 14 1 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL 2 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 3 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF NEWAYGO AND 4 HAS 2 JUDGES. 5 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF OCEANA AND 6 HAS 2 JUDGES. 7 (3) THE 2 NEW OFFICES OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 8 JANUARY 1, 2000, AND WHICH ARE TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2000, 9 SHALL HAVE TERMS OF OFFICE OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 10 Sec. 529. (1) The twenty-eighth judicial circuit consists 11 of the counties of Missaukee and Wexford and has 1 judge. 12 PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL 13 JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 14 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 15 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 16 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 17 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDI- 18 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 19 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 20 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 21 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 22 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEED- 23 ING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE 24 OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL 25 BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE 26 PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT 01528'97 * 15 1 REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 2 EXPIRED. 3 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 4 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 5 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 6 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 7 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 8 THE COUNTY OF WEXFORD TO THE COUNTY OF MISSAUKEE, THE 9 TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION 10 DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE 11 TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 12 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE TWENTY-EIGHTH 13 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 14 DIVISIONS: 15 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF WEXFORD AND 16 HAS 1 JUDGE. 17 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF MISSAUKEE 18 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 19 Sec. 530. (1) The twenty-ninth judicial circuit consists of 20 the counties of Clinton and Gratiot and has 2 judges. PURSUANT 21 TO SECTION 880E, AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTIONS (3) AND 22 (4), THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 1, 2000. 24 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE TWENTY-NINTH JUDICIAL 25 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 26 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CLINTON AND 27 HAS 3 JUDGES. 01528'97 * 16 1 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF GRATIOT 2 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 3 (3) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 4 IN SUBSECTION (2)(A) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM 5 OFFICE, OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE 6 MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE TWENTY-NINTH 7 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CLINTON AND HAS 2 8 JUDGES EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. 9 (4) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(A) 10 FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 11 SECTION 413A OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 12 MCL 168.413A, WITHDRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 13 SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 14 MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM THE COUNTY OF CLINTON TO 15 THE COUNTY OF GRATIOT, THE TWENTY-NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CONSISTS 16 OF THE COUNTY OF CLINTON AND HAS 2 JUDGES EFFECTIVE THE END OF 17 THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 18 Sec. 531. The thirtieth judicial circuit consists of the 19 county of Ingham and has 7 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 20 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 21 2000. 22 Sec. 532. The thirty-first judicial circuit consists of the 23 county of St. Clair and has 3 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 24 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 25 2000. 26 Sec. 533. (1) The thirty-second judicial circuit consists 27 of the counties of Gogebic and Ontonagon and has 1 judge. 01528'97 * 17 1 PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL 2 JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 3 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 4 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 5 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 6 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE THIRTY-SECOND JUDI- 7 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 8 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 9 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 10 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 11 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEED- 12 ING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE 13 OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL 14 BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE 15 PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT 16 REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 17 EXPIRED. 18 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 19 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 20 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 21 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 22 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 23 THE COUNTY OF GOGEBIC TO THE COUNTY OF ONTONAGON, THE 24 THIRTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION 25 DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE 26 TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 01528'97 * 18 1 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE THIRTY-SECOND 2 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 3 DIVISIONS: 4 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF GOGEBIC AND 5 HAS 1 JUDGE. 6 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ONTONAGON 7 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 8 Sec. 535. (1) The thirty-fourth judicial circuit consists 9 of the counties of Arenac, Ogemaw, and Roscommon and has110judge2 JUDGES.Subject to section 550, the thirty-fourth11judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1,121991. If a new office of judge is added to this circuit to be13filled by election in 1990, the term of office of the judge for14that election only shall be 8 years.2 JUDGES. PURSUANT TO 15 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFEC- 16 TIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 17 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE THIRTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL 18 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 19 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON 20 AND HAS 2 JUDGES. 21 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF OGEMAW AND 22 HAS 1 JUDGE. 23 (C) THE THIRD DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF ARENAC AND 24 HAS 1 JUDGE. 25 Sec. 536. The thirty-fifth judicial circuit consists of the 26 county of Shiawassee and has 1 judge.Subject to section 550,27this circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1,01528'97 * 19 11991.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 3 Sec. 537. The thirty-sixth judicial circuit consists of the 4 county of Van Buren and has1 judge2 JUDGES.Subject to sec-5tion 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge6effective January 1, 1989.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIR- 7 CUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 8 THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON JANUARY 1, 2000, 9 WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN THE NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL 10 ELECTION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELEC- 11 TION ONLY. 12 Sec. 538. The thirty-seventh judicial circuit consists of 13 the county of Calhoun and has34 judges.Subject to14section 550, the thirty-seventh judicial circuit may have 1 addi-15tional judge effective January 1, 1993.PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE 17 JANUARY 1, 2000. 18 Sec. 539. The thirty-eighth judicial circuit consists of 19 the county of Monroe and has 3 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 20 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 21 2000. 22 Sec. 540. The thirty-ninth judicial circuit consists of the 23 county of Lenawee and has 2 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 24 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 25 2000. THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 26 JANUARY 1, 2000, WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN THE 01528'97 * 20 1 NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 2 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 3 Sec. 541.The fortieth judicial circuit consists of the4counties of Lapeer and Tuscola and has 3 judges. If the county5of Lapeer approves the reformation of the fortieth judicial cir-6cuit pursuant to law, and the county of Tuscola approves the cre-7ation of the fifty-fourth judicial circuit pursuant to law, the8 THE fortieth judicial circuit consists of the county of Lapeer 9 and has 2 judges.effective July 1, 1981.PURSUANT TO SECTION 10 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE 11 JANUARY 1, 2000. 12 Sec. 542. The forty-first judicial circuit consists of the 13 counties of Dickinson, Iron, and Menominee and has1 judge2 14 JUDGES.Subject to section 550, this circuit may have 1 addi-15tional judge effective January 1, 1985PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 16 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 17 2000. 18 Sec. 543. The forty-second judicial circuit consists of the 19 county of Midland and has 2 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 20 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 21 2000. THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 22 JANUARY 1, 2000, WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN THE 23 NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 24 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 25 Sec. 544. The forty-third judicial circuit consists of the 26 county of Cass and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS 27 CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 01528'97 * 21 1 Sec. 545. The forty-fourth judicial circuit consists of the 2 county of Livingston and has 2 judges. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 3 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 4 2000. THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 5 JANUARY 1, 2000, WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN THE 6 NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 2 7 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 8 Sec. 546. The forty-fifth judicial circuit consists of the 9 county of St. Joseph and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 10 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 11 2000. THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 12 JANUARY 1, 2000, WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN THE 13 NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 14 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 15 Sec. 547. (1) The forty-sixth judicial circuit consists of 16 the counties of Kalkaska, Crawford, and Otsego and has1 judge17 2 JUDGES.Subject to section 550, this circuit may have 1 addi-18tional judge effective January 1, 1985.PURSUANT TO 19 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFEC- 20 TIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 21 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE FORTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL CIR- 22 CUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 23 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CRAWFORD 24 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 25 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF OTSEGO 26 AND KALKASKA AND HAS 2 JUDGES. 01528'97 * 22 1 (3) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 2 IN SUBSECTION (2)(B) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM 3 OFFICE, OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE 4 MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE FORTY-SIXTH 5 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSU- 6 ANT TO SUBSECTION (5) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE 7 VACANCY DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE 8 FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED 9 TO THAT OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT 10 SUCCEEDING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO 11 WHICH HE OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCES- 12 SOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM 13 WHICH THE PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUM- 14 BENT REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 15 EXPIRED. 16 (4) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(B) 17 FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 18 SECTION 413A OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 19 MCL 168.413A, WITHDRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER 20 SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, 21 MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM THE COUNTY OF OTSEGO TO 22 THE COUNTY OF KALKASKA, THE FORTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE 23 DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5) EFFEC- 24 TIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 25 (5) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3) OR (4), THE FORTY-SIXTH JUDI- 26 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 27 DIVISIONS: 01528'97 * 23 1 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CRAWFORD 2 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 3 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF OTSEGO AND 4 HAS 1 JUDGE. 5 (C) THE THIRD DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF KALKASKA 6 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 7 Sec. 548. The forty-seventh judicial circuit consists of 8 the county of Delta and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 9 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 10 2000. 11 Sec. 549. The forty-eighth judicial circuit consists of the 12 county of Allegan and has1 judge2 JUDGES.Subject to sec-13tion 550, the forty-eighth judicial circuit may have 1 additional14judge effective January 1, 1991.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS 15 CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 16 Sec. 549a. (1) The forty-ninth judicial circuit consists of 17 the counties of Mecosta and Osceola and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO 18 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFEC- 19 TIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 20 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 21 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 22 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 23 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE FORTY-NINTH JUDICIAL 24 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 25 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 26 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 27 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 01528'97 * 24 1 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT 2 SUCCEEDING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO 3 WHICH HE OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCES- 4 SOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM 5 WHICH THE PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUM- 6 BENT REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 7 EXPIRED. 8 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 9 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 10 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 11 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 12 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 13 THE COUNTY OF MECOSTA TO THE COUNTY OF OSCEOLA, THE FORTY-NINTH 14 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSU- 15 ANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF 16 THAT JUDGE. 17 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE FORTY-NINTH JUDI- 18 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 19 DIVISIONS: 20 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF MECOSTA AND 21 HAS 1 JUDGE. 22 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF OSCEOLA 23 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 24 (5) THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 25 JANUARY 1, 2000, AND WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2000, 26 SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 01528'97 * 25 1 Sec. 549b. (1) The fiftieth judicial circuit consists of 2 the counties of Chippewa and Mackinac and has 1 judge. PURSUANT 3 TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL JUDGES 4 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 5 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE FIFTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 6 SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 7 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CHIPPEWA 8 AND HAS 2 JUDGES. 9 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF MACKINAC 10 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 11 (3) THE 2 NEW OFFICES OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 12 JANUARY 1, 2000, AND WHICH ARE TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2000, 13 SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 14 Sec. 549c. (1) The fifty-first judicial circuit consists of 15 the counties of Lake and Mason and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO 16 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFEC- 17 TIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 18 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 19 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 20 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 21 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE FIFTY-FIRST JUDICIAL 22 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 23 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 24 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 25 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 26 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT 27 SUCCEEDING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO 01528'97 * 26 1 WHICH HE OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A 2 SUCCESSOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED 3 TERM WHICH THE PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT 4 INCUMBENT REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY 5 HAVE EXPIRED. 6 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 7 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 8 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 9 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 10 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 11 THE COUNTY OF MASON TO THE COUNTY OF LAKE, THE FIFTY-FIRST JUDI- 12 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 13 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT 14 JUDGE. 15 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE FIFTY-FIRST JUDI- 16 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 17 DIVISIONS: 18 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF MASON AND 19 HAS 1 JUDGE. 20 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF LAKE AND 21 HAS 1 JUDGE. 22 Sec. 549d. The fifty-second judicial circuit consists of 23 the county of Huron and has 1 judge. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, 24 THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 25 2000. 26 Sec. 549e. (1)Subject to section 550a, theTHE 27 fifty-third judicial circuit consists of the county of Cheboygan 01528'97 * 27 1 and has 1 judge. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE FIFTY-THIRD 2 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF CHEBOYGAN AND 3 PRESQUE ISLE. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 4 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 5 (2) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE OF A JUDGE DESCRIBED 6 IN SUBSECTION (1) DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, 7 OR INELIGIBILITY FOR THE OFFICE UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE MICHIGAN 8 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.411, THE FIFTY-THIRD JUDICIAL 9 CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO 10 SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE VACANCY 11 DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED 12 BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT 13 OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEED- 14 ING THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE 15 OR SHE WAS APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL 16 BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE 17 PREDECESSOR INCUMBENT WOULD HAVE SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT 18 REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 19 EXPIRED. 20 (3) IF AN INCUMBENT JUDGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) FAILS 21 OR IS UNABLE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 413A 22 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.413A, WITH- 23 DRAWS AN AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION 414 OF THE MICHIGAN 24 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.414, OR CHANGES RESIDENCY FROM 25 THE COUNTY OF CHEBOYGAN TO THE COUNTY OF PRESQUE ISLE, THE 26 FIFTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTION 01528'97 * 28 1 DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4) EFFECTIVE THE END OF THE 2 TERM OF OFFICE OF THAT JUDGE. 3 (4) PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OR (3), THE FIFTY-THIRD JUDI- 4 CIAL CIRCUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION 5 DIVISIONS: 6 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CHEBOYGAN 7 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 8 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF PRESQUE 9 ISLE AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 10 Sec. 549f.If the county of Lapeer approves the reforma-11tion of the fortieth judicial circuit pursuant to law, and the12county of Tuscola approves the creation of the fifty-fourth judi-13cial circuit pursuant to law, theTHE fifty-fourth judicial cir- 14 cuit consists of the county of Tuscola and has 1 judge. 15effective July 1, 1981.PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT 16 SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. THE NEW 17 OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON JANUARY 1, 2000, WHICH 18 IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN THE NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELEC- 19 TION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION 20 ONLY. 21 Sec. 549g. (1)If the county of Isabella approves the ref-22ormation of the twenty-first judicial circuit pursuant to law and23the counties of Clare and Gladwin approve the creation of the24fifty-fifth judicial circuit pursuant to law, theTHE 25 fifty-fifth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Clare 26 and Gladwin and has 1 judge.effective January 1, 1982.01528'97 * 29 1 PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL 2 JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 3 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE FIFTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 4 CUIT SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DIVISIONS: 5 (A) THE FIRST DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF CLARE AND 6 HAS 1 JUDGE. 7 (B) THE SECOND DIVISION CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF GLADWIN 8 AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 9 Sec. 549h.If the county of Barry approves the reformation10of the fifth judicial circuit pursuant to law, and the county of11Eaton approves the creation of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit12pursuant to law, theTHE fifty-sixth judicial circuit consists 13 of the county of Eaton and has1 judge effective January 1,1419912 JUDGES.Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit15may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 1991.PURSUANT 16 TO SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE 17 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS 18 CIRCUIT ON JANUARY 1, 2000, WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 19 THE NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE 20 OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 21 Sec. 549i. (1)If the county of Charlevoix approves the22reformation of the thirty-third judicial circuit pursuant to law,23and the county of Emmet approves the creation of the24fifty-seventh judicial circuit pursuant to law, theTHE 25 fifty-seventh judicial circuit consists of the county of Emmet 26 and has 1 judge.effective January 1, 1995.PURSUANT TO 01528'97 * 30 1 SECTION 880E, THIS CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE 1 ADDITIONAL JUDGE 2 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 3 (2) THE NEW OFFICE OF JUDGE ADDED TO THIS CIRCUIT ON 4 JANUARY 1, 2000, AND WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION IN 2000, 5 SHALL HAVE A TERM OF OFFICE OF 4 YEARS FOR THAT ELECTION ONLY. 6 SEC. 549J. PURSUANT TO SECTION 880E, THE FIFTY-EIGHTH JUDI- 7 CIAL CIRCUIT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF IONIA AND HAS 2 JUDGES 8 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000. 9 SEC. 549K. IF THE FIFTY-NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IS REFORMED 10 PURSUANT TO SECTION 530(3) OR (4), THE FIFTY-NINTH JUDICIAL CIR- 11 CUIT CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY OF GRATIOT AND HAS 2 JUDGES EFFECTIVE 12 THE DATE OF THAT REFORMATION. IF THE FIFTY-NINTH JUDICIAL CIR- 13 CUIT IS CREATED BY OPERATION OF SECTION 530(3) AND DOES NOT OCCUR 14 AT THE END OF A TERM OF OFFICE, IT MAY BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT 15 OF THE GOVERNOR. EACH INCUMBENT APPOINTED TO THAT OFFICE BY THE 16 GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 NEXT SUCCEEDING THE FIRST 17 GENERAL ELECTION HELD AFTER THE VACANCY TO WHICH HE OR SHE WAS 18 APPOINTED OCCURS, AT WHICH ELECTION A SUCCESSOR SHALL BE ELECTED 19 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH THE PREDECESSOR 20 INCUMBENT JUDGE OF THE FIFTY-NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WOULD HAVE 21 SERVED HAD THAT INCUMBENT REMAINED IN OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER 22 TERM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE EXPIRED. 23 Sec. 550a. (1) If a new judicial circuit is proposed by 24 law, that new circuit shall not be creatednorAND any circuit 25 judgeship proposed for the circuit SHALL NOT be authorized or 26 filled by election unless each county in the proposed circuit, by 27 resolution adopted by the county board of commissioners, approves 01528'97 * 31 1 the creation of the new circuit and each judgeship proposed for 2 the circuit and unless the clerk of each county adoptingsuch a3 THAT resolution files a copy of the resolution with the state 4 court administrator not later than 4 p.m. of the sixteenth 5 Tuesday preceding the August primary immediately following the 6 effective date of the amendatory act permitting the creation of 7 the new circuit. The state court administrator shall immediately 8 notify the elections division of the department of state with 9 respect to each new judicial circuit and circuit judgeship autho- 10 rized pursuant to this subsection. 11 (2) By proposing a new judicial circuit and 1 or more cir- 12 cuit judgeships for the circuit, the legislature is not creating 13 that circuit or any judgeship in the circuit. If a county, 14 acting through its board of commissioners, approves the creation 15 of a new circuit and 1 or more circuit judgeships proposed by law 16 for that circuit, that approval constitutes an exercise of the 17 county's option to provide a new activity or service or to 18 increase the level of activity or service offered in the county 19 beyond that required by existing law, as the elements of that 20 option are defined byAct No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1979,21being sections 21.231 to 21.244 of the Michigan Compiled Laws22 1979 PA 101, MCL 21.231 TO 21.244, and a voluntary acceptance by 23 the county of all expenses and capital improvements which may 24 result from the creation of the new circuit and each judgeship. 25 However, the exercise of the option does not affect the state's 26 obligation to pay a portion of the circuit judge's or judges' 27 salary as provided by law, or to appropriate and disburse funds 01528'97 * 32 1 to the county for the necessary costs of state requirements 2 established by a state law which becomes effective on or after 3 December 23, 1978. 4 (3) Each circuit judgeship created pursuant to subsection 5 (1) shall be filled by election pursuant toAct No. 116 of the6Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being sections 168.1 to 168.9927of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 8 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992. The first term of each circuit 9 judgeship shall be 6 years, unless the law permitting the cre- 10 ation of the new circuit and 1 or more judgeships provides for a 11 term of a different length. THE FIRST TERM OF EACH CIRCUIT 12 JUDGESHIP CREATED UNDER SECTION 880E MAY BE LESS THAN 6 YEARS. 13 (4) THE REFORMATION OR CREATION OF JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE 14 CREATION OF NEW CIRCUIT JUDGESHIPS, AND THE ELIMINATION OF PRO- 15 BATE JUDGESHIPS AND PROBATE DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO THE 1998 AMEN- 16 DATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT REQUIRE LOCAL 17 APPROVAL UNDER SUBSECTIONS (1) AND (2). 18 SEC. 880E. (1) ON JANUARY 1, 2000, THE JURISDICTION OF THE 19 PROBATE COURT IN ALL COUNTIES OTHER THAN THE COUNTIES OF ALCONA, 20 ARENAC, BARAGA, BENZIE, CRAWFORD, IRON, KALKASKA, KEWEENAW, LAKE, 21 MISSAUKEE, MONTMORENCY, OSCODA, ONTONAGON, AND PRESQUE ISLE SHALL 22 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THAT COUNTY AND THE PRO- 23 BATE JUDGE FOR THAT COUNTY SHALL BECOME A CIRCUIT JUDGE OF THE 24 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ENCOMPASSING THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE OR SHE 25 RESIDES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TERM OF OFFICE TO WHICH HE OR SHE 26 HAS BEEN ELECTED OR APPOINTED, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER 27 PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT TO THE CONTRARY. 01528'97 * 33 1 (2) AT 12 NOON ON JANUARY 1, 2001, THE JURISDICTION OF THE 2 PROBATE COURT IN THE COUNTIES OF ALCONA, ARENAC, BARAGA, BENZIE, 3 CRAWFORD, IRON, KALKASKA, KEWEENAW, LAKE, MISSAUKEE, MONTMORENCY, 4 OSCODA, ONTONAGON, AND PRESQUE ISLE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE 5 CIRCUIT COURT FOR THAT COUNTY, AT WHICH TIME THE OFFICE OF PRO- 6 BATE JUDGE IN THAT COUNTY IS ABOLISHED, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER 7 PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT TO THE CONTRARY. 8 Sec. 8156. (1)TheEXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), 9 THE ninety-first district consists of the county of Chippewa, is 10 a district of the first class, and has 1 judge. 11 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE NINETY-FIRST DISTRICT 12 CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC, IS A DISTRICT 13 OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 14 Sec. 8157. (1)TheEXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), 15 THE ninety-second district consists of the counties of Mackinac 16 and Luce, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge. 17 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE INCUMBENT JUDGE OF THE 18 NINETY-SECOND DISTRICT SHALL BECOME JUDGE OF THE ELEVENTH JUDI- 19 CIAL CIRCUIT, FIRST DIVISION, FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TERM TO 20 WHICH HE OR SHE HAD BEEN ELECTED OR APPOINTED, AND THE 21 NINETY-SECOND DISTRICT SHALL BE ABOLISHED. 22 Sec. 8158. (1)TheEXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), 23 THE ninety-third district consists of the counties of Schoolcraft 24 and Alger, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge. 25 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000, THE NINETY-THIRD DISTRICT 26 CONSISTS OF THE COUNTIES OF SCHOOLCRAFT, ALGER, AND LUCE, IS A 27 DISTRICT OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND HAS 1 JUDGE. 01528'97 * 34 1 Enacting section 1. Section 9948 of the revised judicature 2 act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9948, is repealed. 01528'97 * Final page. DRM