Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8124

Sec. 8124. The fifty-third district consists of the county of Livingston, is a district of the first class, and has the following number of judges: (a) Until 12 noon, January 1, 2019, 3 judges. (b) Beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2019, 2 judges. The 1 judgeship eliminated from this district at 12 noon, January 1, 2019 shall be the judgeship of a judge who is not eligible to run for reelection in 2018 due to constitutional limitation on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subdivision.