SB-0435, As Passed Senate, July 25, 2007
April 25, 2007, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 8152 (MCL 600.8152), as amended by 2002 PA 92.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
8152. (1) The Except
as provided in subsections (2) and
(3), the eighty-seventh district consists of the counties of
Kalkaska
and Otsego, is a district of the first class, and has 1
judge.
Effective April 1, 2003, the eighty-seventh district
consists
of the counties of Crawford,
Kalkaska, and Otsego, is a
district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
(2) If the conditions in subsection (3) are met, all of the
following apply effective January 1, 2008:
(a) The eighty-seventh-A district consists of the county of
Crawford and is a district of the first class. The Crawford county
probate judge shall serve as judge of the eighty-seventh-A
district.
(b) The eighty-seventh-B district consists of the county of
Kalkaska and is a district of the first class. The Kalkaska county
probate judge shall serve as judge of the eighty-seventh-B
district.
(c) The eighty-seventh-C district consists of the county of
Otsego, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
(d) The eighty-seventh district is abolished.
(3) Subsection (2) does not take effect unless all of the
following occur:
(a) The county of Crawford approves the creation of the
eighty-seventh-A district and the abolition of the eighty-seventh
district pursuant to law.
(b) The county of Kalkaska approves the creation of the
eighty-seventh-B district and the abolition of the eighty-seventh
district pursuant to law.
(c) The county of Otsego approves the creation of the eighty-
seventh-C district and the abolition of the eighty-seventh district
pursuant to law.
Enacting section 1. The Crawford county probate judge on
January 1, 2008 shall serve as judge of the eighty-seventh-A
district for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected
or appointed probate judge.
Enacting section 2. The Kalkaska county probate judge on
January 1, 2008 shall serve as judge of the eighty-seventh-B
district for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected
or appointed probate judge.
Enacting section 3. The judge of the eighty-seventh district
at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2007, who resides in Otsego county,
shall serve as judge of the eighty-seventh-C district for the
balance of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed
judge of the eighty-seventh district.