Sec. 8130. (1) The sixty-first district consists of the city of Grand Rapids, is a district of the third class, and has 6 judges. (2) The sixty-second-a district consists of the city of Wyoming, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges. (3) The sixty-second-b district consists of the city of Kentwood, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge. (4) The sixty-third district consists of the county of Kent, except the cities of Grand Rapids, Walker, Grandville, Wyoming, and Kentwood, is a district of the second class, and has 2 judges. For purposes of the November 2020 general election only, the term of the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes is 8 years and the term of the candidate who receives the second greatest number of votes is 6 years. Subject to section 8175, the sixty-third district may have 1 additional judge beginning January 1, 2025.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8130
Sixty-first to sixty-third district
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 109 Mich. App. 290 - Kain v. State (1981)
Most recently applied in 286 Mich. App. 624 - City of Rockford v. 63rd District Court (December 2009)
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd
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