Section 600.8132 - Sixty-fifth district; Gratiot and Clinton counties; approval of sixty-fifth-a and sixty-fifth-b districts.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961
600.8132 Sixty-fifth district; Gratiot and Clinton counties; approval of sixty-fifth-a and sixty-fifth-b districts.
Sec. 8132.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the sixty-fifth district consists of the counties of Gratiot and Clinton, is a district of the first class, and is divided into the following election divisions:
(a) The first division consists of the county of Gratiot and has 1 judge.
(b) The second division consists of the county of Clinton and has 1 judge.
(2) Effective January 1, 1999, if the county of Clinton approves the creation of the sixty-fifth-a district pursuant to law and if the county of Gratiot approves the creation of the sixty-fifth-b district pursuant to law, both of the following apply:
(a) The sixty-fifth-a district consists of the county of Clinton, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
(b) The sixty-fifth-b district consists of the county of Gratiot, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1998
Compiler's Notes: Enacting sections 1 and 2 of Act 46 of 1998 provide:“Enacting section 1. The creation of the sixty-fifth-a district and the sixty-fifth-b district, as allowed by this 1998 amendatory act, shall not take place unless resolutions of approval by the county boards of commissioners of the counties of Clinton and Gratiot, as required by section 8176 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8176, are filed with the state court administrator not later than April 1, 1998.“Enacting section 2. If new judicial districts of the district court are created under this amendatory act pursuant to section 8176 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 800.8176 [sic], the change in the composition of the affected judicial districts shall take effect for judicial purposes on January 1, 1999. If the sixty-fifth-a and sixty-fifth-b districts are created pursuant to this amendatory act, all of the following apply as to the incumbent judges of the sixty-fifth district serving on the effective date of this amendatory act:“(a) The incumbent judge who resides in Clinton county and whose term expires on January 1, 2003 shall become a judge of the sixty-fifth-a district on January 1, 1999 for the balance of the term for which he or she was elected, except that he or she must continue to meet other requirements for eligibility to serve as district judge, including residency requirements.“(b) The incumbent judge who resides in Gratiot county and whose term expires on January 1, 2003 shall become a judge of the sixty-fifth-b district on January 1, 1999 for the balance of the term for which he or she was elected, except that he or she must continue to meet other requirements for eligibility to serve as district judge, including residency requirements.”