CIRCUIT COURTS: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS

MCL ch. 600, subtit. Act 236 of 1961, ch. 5

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division600.565.D10. COURT OFFICERS section600.501. Judicial circuits.section600.502. First judicial circuit.section600.503. Second judicial circuit.section600.504. Third judicial circuit.section600.505. Fourth judicial circuit.section600.506. Fifth judicial circuit.section600.507. Sixth judicial circuit.section600.508. Seventh judicial circuit; county; number of judges.section600.509. Eighth judicial circuit.section600.510. Ninth judicial circuit.section600.511. Tenth judicial circuit.section600.512. Eleventh judicial circuit.section600.513. Twelfth judicial circuit.section600.514. Thirteenth judicial circuit.section600.515. Fourteenth judicial circuit.section600.516. Fifteenth judicial circuit.section600.517. Sixteenth judicial circuit.section600.518. Seventeenth judicial circuit.section600.519. Eighteenth judicial circuit; Bay county.section600.520. Nineteenth judicial circuit.section600.521. Twentieth judicial circuit.section600.522. Twenty-first judicial circuit.section600.523. Twenty-second judicial circuit.section600.524. Twenty-third judicial circuit.section600.525. Twenty-fourth judicial circuit.section600.526. Twenty-fifth judicial circuit; Marquette.section600.527. Twenty-sixth judicial circuit.section600.528. Twenty-seventh judicial circuit.section600.529. Twenty-eighth judicial circuit.section600.530. Twenty-ninth judicial circuit.section600.531. Thirtieth judicial circuit.section600.532. Thirty-first judicial circuit.section600.533. Thirty-second judicial circuit.section600.534. Thirty-third judicial circuit.section600.535. Thirty-fourth judicial circuit.section600.536. Thirty-fifth judicial circuit.section600.537. Thirty-sixth judicial circuit.section600.538. Thirty-seventh judicial circuit.section600.539. Thirty-eighth judicial circuit.section600.540. Thirty-ninth judicial circuit.section600.541. Fortieth judicial circuit.section600.542. Forty-first judicial circuit.section600.543. Forty-second judicial circuit.section600.544. Forty-third judicial circuit.section600.545. Forty-fourth judicial circuit.section600.546. Forty-fifth judicial circuit.section600.547. Forty-sixth judicial circuit.section600.548. Forty-seventh judicial circuit.section600.549. Forty-eighth judicial circuit.section600.549a. Forty-ninth judicial circuit; counties; number of judges.section600.549b. Fiftieth judicial circuit.section600.549c. Fifty-first judicial circuit.section600.549d. Fifty-second judicial circuit.section600.549e. Fifty-third judicial circuit.section600.549f. Fifty-fourth judicial circuit.section600.549g. Fifty-fifth judicial circuit; counties; number of judges.section600.549h. Fifty-sixth judicial circuit.section600.549i. Fifty-seventh judicial circuit.section600.550. Additional circuit judgeship; creation; approval by county; resolution; filing; valid approval of judgeship; notice to elections division; effect of approval; state's obligation; election; first term; temporary reduction in number of circuit judgeships; notice.section600.550a. New judicial circuit and 1 or more circuit judgeships; creation; approval by county; resolution; filing; notice to elections division; effect of approval; state's obligation; election; first term; approval of county board of commissioners not required.section600.551. Additional courtroom facilities in multi-judge counties.section600.555. Circuit judge; annual salary; expenses; assisting other courts.section600.557. “Senior judge” defined; assignment of senior judge to hear and decide nonjury civil action; contents and filing of stipulation; fees and costs; approval; powers, duties, and immunity of senior judge; provisions applicable to senior judge; service not constituting retirement service; public trial; site of trial; transcript; final judgment; appeal not available; enforceability of judgment; failure to assign senior judge; inability of senior judge to hear action; withdrawal of stipulation.section600.557a. Stipulation assignment fee fund.section600.557b. Senior judge civil action fund.section600.558. Repealed. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990.section600.560. Judges; absence or disability, authority of judge in adjoining circuit.section600.562. Judges; practice of law prohibited.section600.563. Repealed. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996.

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