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MI HB5406
Bill
Status
2/16/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kurt Heise
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AI Summary
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Amends the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 to modify district court boundaries and judge allocations in Wayne County.
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Allows the cities of Westland and Wayne to combine the eighteenth district (Westland) and twenty-ninth district (Wayne) into a single eighteenth district with 3 judges, effective January 2, 2013, contingent on both cities approving by legislative resolution.
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Expands the twenty-fifth district beginning April 1, 2012 to include the cities of Ecorse, Lincoln Park, and River Rouge, increasing judges from 2 to 3, with the incumbent judge of the abolished twenty-sixth district filling the new judgeship.
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Abolishes the twenty-sixth district on April 1, 2012, transferring its judge to the twenty-fifth district for the remainder of their elected or appointed term.
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Establishes boundaries and judge allocations for sixteen additional district courts (sixteenth through thirty-fifth districts) in Wayne County.
Legislative Description
Courts; district court; eighteenth and twenty-ninth district courts; combine. Amends sec. 8121 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8121).
Courts, jurisdiction
Last Action
Printed Bill Filed 02/17/2012
2/21/2012