Sec. 506.
(1) except as provided in subsection (2), the fifth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Barry and Eaton and has 2 judges.
(2) If the county of Barry approves the reformation of the fifth judicial circuit pursuant to law and the county of Eaton approves the creation of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit pursuant to law, the fifth judicial circuit consists of the county of Barry and has 1 judge effective January 1, 1991.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 30, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1970 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 134, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1988 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 134 of 1988 provides:“Any additional circuit judgeship to be added by election in 1988 shall not be authorized to be filled by election unless each county in the circuit, by resolution adopted by the county board of commissioners, approves the creation of the judgeship and unless the clerk of each county adopting such a resolution files a copy of the resolution with the state court administrator not later than 4 p.m. of the tenth Tuesday preceding the August primary for the election to fill the additional circuit judgeship.”Section 2 of Act 54 of 1990 provides:“If a new judicial circuit of the circuit court is created under this amendatory act pursuant to section 550a, the change in the composition of the affected judicial circuits shall take effect for judicial purposes on January 1, 1991. If the fifty-sixth judicial circuit is created pursuant to this amendatory act, the incumbent judge of the fifth judicial circuit who resides in Eaton county shall become the judge of the fifty-sixth judicial circuit on January 1, 1991, and shall serve until the term for which he or she was elected in the fifth judicial circuit expires.”In subsection (1), the phrase “except as provided” evidently should read “Except as provided.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-5 - Chapter 5 Circuit Courts: Organization and Powers (600.501...600.596)
Section 600.501 - Judicial Circuits.
Section 600.502 - First Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.503 - Second Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.504 - Third Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.505 - Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.506 - Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.507 - Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.508 - Seventh Judicial Circuit; County; Number of Judges.
Section 600.509 - Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.510 - Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.510.amended - Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.511 - Tenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.512 - Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.513 - Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.514 - Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.515 - Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.516 - Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.517 - Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.518 - Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.519 - Eighteenth Judicial Circuit; Bay County.
Section 600.520 - Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.521 - Twentieth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.522 - Twenty-First Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.523 - Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.524 - Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.525 - Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.526 - Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit; Marquette.
Section 600.527 - Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.528 - Twenty-Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.529 - Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.530 - Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.531 - Thirtieth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.532 - Thirty-First Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.533 - Thirty-Second Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.534 - Thirty-Third Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.535 - Thirty-Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.536 - Thirty-Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.537 - Thirty-Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.538 - Thirty-Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.539 - Thirty-Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.540 - Thirty-Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.541 - Fortieth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.542 - Forty-First Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.543 - Forty-Second Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.544 - Forty-Third Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.545 - Forty-Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.546 - Forty-Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.547 - Forty-Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.548 - Forty-Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549 - Forty-Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549.amended - Forty-Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549a - Forty-Ninth Judicial Circuit; Counties; Number of Judges.
Section 600.549b - Fiftieth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549c - Fifty-First Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549d - Fifty-Second Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549e - Fifty-Third Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549f - Fifty-Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549g - Fifty-Fifth Judicial Circuit; Counties; Number of Judges.
Section 600.549h - Fifty-Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.549i - Fifty-Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Section 600.551 - Additional Courtroom Facilities in Multi-Judge Counties.
Section 600.555 - Circuit Judge; Annual Salary; Expenses; Assisting Other Courts.
Section 600.557a - Stipulation Assignment Fee Fund.
Section 600.557b - Senior Judge Civil Action Fund.
Section 600.558 - Repealed. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990.
Section 600.560 - Judges; Absence or Disability, Authority of Judge in Adjoining Circuit.
Section 600.562 - Judges; Practice of Law Prohibited.
Section 600.563, 600.564 - Repealed. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
236-1961-5-COURT-OFFICERS - Court Officers (600.565...600.596)