Appeals court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; vacancy, notice.
MCL 168.409k
in effect168.409k. Appeals court judges; impeachment; removal from office, service of charges, hearing; vacancy, notice.
Sec. 409k.
Any person holding the office of judge of the court of appeals 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 judge of the court of appeals upon a concurrent resolution of 2/3 of the members elected to and serving in each house of the state legislature, and the cause for such removal shall be stated at length in such resolution, as provided in section 25 of article 6 of said 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 said 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 to the court administrator, with a copy to the governor.
Add. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 60, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
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