District court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; notice of vacancy.
MCL 168.467l
in effect168.467l. District court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; notice of vacancy.
Sec. 467l.
Any person holding the office of district judge may be removed from office upon conviction in impeachment proceedings for the reasons and in the manner set forth in section 7 of article 11 of the state constitution, or the governor shall remove any district judge upon a concurrent resolution of 2/3 of the members elected to and serving in each house of the legislature, and the cause for such removal shall be stated at length in such resolution, as provided in the state constitution. Such person shall be served with a written notice of the charges against him and be afforded an opportunity for a hearing thereon. When a vacancy occurs in any of the offices, a notice of such vacancy and the reason why the same exists shall, within 10 days after such vacancy occurs, be given in writing by the secretary of state with a copy to the governor and the supreme court.
Add. 1968, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
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