SB-0851, As Passed Senate, October 29, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 851

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 507 (MCL 600.507), as amended by 2006 PA 607.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 507. (1) The sixth judicial circuit consists of the

county of Oakland and, except as provided in subsection (2), has 19

judges. Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1

additional judge effective January 1, 2009.

     (2) Subject to section 550, this circuit shall have 18 judges

during the period beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2011 and ending 12

noon, January 1, 2015. The judgeship temporarily eliminated from

this circuit during the period of January 1, 2011 to January 1,

2015 shall be the judgeship of a judge who is not eligible to run

for reelection due to constitutional limitation on the effective

date of the amendatory act that added this subsection. In the 2014

election, the initial term of office of the judgeship being

restored shall be 8 years.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 850 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into

law.