February 22, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Constan, Geiss, Womack, Stallworth, Liss, Oakes, Durhal, Lindberg, Tlaib, Darany, Heise and Santana and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 8121 (MCL 600.8121), as amended by 2001 PA 258.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 8121. (1) The sixteenth district consists of the city of
Livonia, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(2) The seventeenth district consists of the township of
Redford in the county of Wayne, is a district of the third class,
and has 2 judges.
(3) The eighteenth district consists of the city of Westland,
is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(4) The nineteenth district consists of the city of Dearborn,
is a district of the third class, and has 3 judges.
(5)
The Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the
twentieth district consists of the city of Dearborn Heights, is a
district of the third class, and has 2 judges. If the city of
Dearborn Heights and the city of Garden City approve by resolution
of their legislative bodies the reformation of the twentieth
district and the abolition of the twenty-first district pursuant to
law, the twentieth district consists of the city of Dearborn
Heights and the city of Garden City, is a district of the third
class, and has 3 judges, effective January 2, 2012.
(6)
The Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the
twenty-first district consists of the city of Garden City, is a
district of the third class, and has 1 judge. If the city of
Dearborn Heights and the city of Garden City approve by resolution
of their legislative bodies the reformation of the twentieth
district and the abolition of the twenty-first district pursuant to
law, the twenty-first district is abolished effective January 2,
2012.
(7) The twenty-second district consists of the city of
Inkster, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(8) The twenty-third district consists of the city of Taylor,
is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(9) The twenty-fourth district consists of the cities of Allen
Park and Melvindale, is a district of the third class, and has 2
judges.
(10) The twenty-fifth district consists of the city of Lincoln
Park, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(11) The twenty-sixth district consists of the cities of River
Rouge and Ecorse, is a district of the third class, and is divided
into the following election divisions:
(a) The first division consists of the city of River Rouge and
has 1 judge.
(b) The second division consists of the city of Ecorse and has
1 judge.
(12)
The twenty-seventh district consists of the following, as
applicable:
(a)
Until January 1, 2003 or until a vacancy occurs in a
judgeship
in the twenty-seventh district, whichever occurs first,
the
twenty-seventh district consists of the cities of Wyandotte and
Riverview,
is a district of the third class, and is divided into
the
following election divisions:
(i) The first division consists of the city of
Wyandotte and
has
1 judge.
(ii) The second division consists of the city of
Riverview and
has
1 judge.
(b)
Beginning January 1, 2003 or the date on which a vacancy
occurs
in a judgeship in the twenty-seventh district, whichever
occurs
first, the twenty-seventh district consists of the cities of
Wyandotte and Riverview, is a district of the third class, and has
1
judge. The remaining incumbent judge of the twenty-seventh
district
shall serve as the judge of the entire twenty-seventh
district
for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected
or
appointed.
(13) The twenty-eighth district consists of the city of
Southgate, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(14) The twenty-ninth district consists of the city of Wayne,
is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(15) The thirtieth district consists of the city of Highland
Park,
is a district of the third class, and has the following
number
of judges: 1 judge.
(a)
Until subdivision (b) takes effect, this district has 2
judges.
(b)
This district has 1 judge beginning on the earlier of the
following
dates:
(i) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office
of
district
judge in this district.
(ii) 12 noon, January 1, 2003.
(16) The thirty-first district consists of the city of
Hamtramck, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(17) The thirty-second-a district consists of the city of
Harper Woods, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(18) The thirty-second-b district consists of the cities of
Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse
Pointe Farms, and the village of Grosse Pointe Shores, is a
district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(19) The thirty-third district consists of the cities of
Trenton, Gibraltar, Woodhaven, Rockwood, and Flat Rock and the
townships of Brownstown and Grosse Ile in the county of Wayne, is a
district of the third class, and has 3 judges.
(20) The thirty-fourth district consists of the townships of
Sumpter, Van Buren, and Huron in the county of Wayne and the cities
of Romulus and Belleville, is a district of the third class, and
has 3 judges.
(21) The thirty-fifth district consists of the cities of
Northville and Plymouth and the townships of Northville, Plymouth,
and Canton in the county of Wayne, is a district of the third
class,
and has 2 3 judges. Subject to section 8175, this district
may
have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2003. If a new
office
of judge is added to this district to be filled by election
in
2002, the term of office of the judge for that election only
shall
be 8 years.
Enacting section 1. If the twentieth judicial district is
reformed and the twenty-first judicial district is abolished
pursuant to this amendatory act and section 8176 of the revised
judicature act of 1961, MCL 600.8176, all of the following apply:
(a) The change in the composition of the affected judicial
districts shall take effect for judicial purposes on January 2,
2012.
(b) The incumbent judge of the twenty-first judicial district
who resides in Garden City shall become a judge of the twentieth
judicial district on January 2, 2012 and shall serve until the term
for which he or she was elected or appointed in the twenty-first
judicial district expires.
(c) For purposes of the November 2014 general election only,
the term of the candidate for district judge in this district who
receives the highest number of votes shall be 8 years.