Act No. 117

Public Acts of 2001

Approved by the Governor

September 11, 2001

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 11, 2001

EFFECTIVE DATE: 91st day after final adjournment of 2001 Regular Session

STATE OF MICHIGAN

91ST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

Introduced by Senator Schuette

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 545

AN ACT to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of such courts, and of the judges and other officers thereof; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in said courts; pleading, evidence, practice and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in said courts; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 302 (MCL 600.302), as amended by 1993 PA 190, and by adding section 302a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 302. The state is divided into 4 judicial districts for the election of judges of the court of appeals. Each district is entitled to 7 judges. The districts are constituted and numbered as follows:

(a) District 1 consists of the counties of Calhoun, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne.

(b) District 2 consists of the counties of Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, and Shiawassee.

(c) District 3 consists of the counties of Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Eaton, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren, and Washtenaw.

(d) District 4 consists of the counties of Alcona, Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Bay, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gladwin, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, St. Clair, Tuscola, and Wexford.

Sec. 302a. Each judicial district described in section 302 shall be drawn on county lines. The secretary of state shall prepare a map of each district constituted under section 302 that shows the counties that comprise that district and convey the map of each district to the legislature and the governor.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.