Sec. 303.
(1) Judges of the court of appeals shall be elected at the general November elections and shall take office on the succeeding January 1 in accordance with the constitution and election laws of the state.
(2) Judges of the first court of appeals shall be elected in the general November election of 1964.
(3) In the general November election of 1964, the 3 candidates for the office of judge of the court of appeals in each district receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected. Of these candidates elected, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be elected for a 10-year term, the candidate receiving the next highest number of votes cast shall be elected for an 8-year term and the candidate receiving the third highest number of votes shall be elected for a 6-year term. Thereafter in each general November election in which judges are to be elected for a 6-year term, the office shall be filled under the general election laws of this state.
(4) Judges of the court of appeals shall take and subscribe the oath of office required by the constitution before entering upon the discharge of their duties.
History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-3 - Chapter 3 Court of Appeals: Organization and Powers (600.301...600.321)
Section 600.301 - Court of Appeals as Court of Record; Number of Judges.
Section 600.302 - Judicial Districts for Election of Judges of Court of Appeals.
Section 600.302a - Judicial District; County Lines; Preparation of Map by Secretary of State.
Section 600.303 - Judges; Terms; Oath of Office.
Section 600.303a - Transition to 6 Judges in Each District.
Section 600.303b - Nomination, Election, and Terms of Candidates for New Judgeships.
Section 600.303c - Election of Candidates for New Judgeships; Terms.
Section 600.304 - Court of Appeals Judge; Annual Salary; Expenses; Insurance Programs.
Section 600.305 - Administration of Court; Rules of Practice.
Section 600.306 - Temporary Judges.
Section 600.307 - Judges; Practice of Law Prohibited.
Section 600.308 - Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals on Appeals From Final Judgments and Final Orders.
Section 600.309 - Appeals as of Right; Appeals by Leave of Court.
Section 600.310 - Original Jurisdiction; Writs, Directives and Mandates.
Section 600.311 - Panels; Quorum; Rotation; Assignment of Judges and Cases.
Section 600.312 - Sessions of Court; Office Space.
Section 600.314 - Finality of Decisions; Superintending Control of Supreme Court.
Section 600.315 - Process; Style, Execution, Seal.
Section 600.318 - Research Law Clerk; Employment; Qualifications.
Section 600.319 - Secretarial Personnel; Employment.
Section 600.320 - Salaries and Expenses; Payment.
Section 600.321 - Fees to Court of Appeals; Charge per Page; Waiver; Deposit; Costs; Use.