Substitute For

HOUSE BILL NO. 4656

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 526 (MCL 600.526), as amended by 2012 PA 22.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 526. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the The twenty-fifth judicial circuit consists of the county of Marquette and has 2 judges.

(2) Beginning on the earlier of the following dates, the twenty-fifth judicial circuit has 1 judge:

(a) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of circuit judge in the twenty-fifth judicial circuit.

(b) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent circuit judge in the twenty-fifth judicial circuit no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.1 judge. Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge beginning January 1, 2023.