February 16, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Heise and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 8121 (MCL 600.8121), as amended by 2011 PA 300.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 8121. (1) The sixteenth district consists of the city of
Livonia, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(2) The seventeenth district consists of the township of
Redford in the county of Wayne, is a district of the third class,
and has 2 judges.
(3)
The Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the
eighteenth district consists of the city of Westland, is a district
of the third class, and has 2 judges. If the city of Westland and
the city of Wayne approve by resolution of their legislative bodies
the reformation of the eighteenth district and the abolition of the
twenty-ninth district by law, the eighteen district consists of the
city of Westland and the city of Wayne, is a district of the third
class, and has 3 judges effective January 2, 2013.
(4) The nineteenth district consists of the city of Dearborn,
is a district of the third class, and has 3 judges.
(5) The twentieth district consists of the city of Dearborn
Heights, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(6) The twenty-first district consists of the city of Garden
City, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(7) The twenty-second district consists of the city of
Inkster, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(8) The twenty-third district consists of the city of Taylor,
is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges.
(9) The twenty-fourth district consists of the cities of Allen
Park and Melvindale, is a district of the third class, and has 2
judges.
(10) The twenty-fifth district consists of the city of Lincoln
Park, is a district of the third class, and has 2 judges. Beginning
April 1, 2012, the twenty-fifth district consists of the cities of
Ecorse, Lincoln Park, and River Rouge, is a district of the third
class, and has 3 judges. The additional judgeship in the twenty-
fifth district shall be filled by the incumbent judge of the
twenty-sixth district, who shall become a judge of the twenty-fifth
district for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected
or appointed. Sections 8175 and 8176 do not apply to the April 1,
2012 reformation of the twenty-fifth district.
(11) The twenty-sixth district consists of the cities of River
Rouge and Ecorse, is a district of the third class, and has 1
judge. Beginning on April 1, 2012, the twenty-sixth district is
abolished and the judge of the twenty-sixth district shall become a
judge of the twenty-fifth district for the balance of the term to
which he or she was elected or appointed.
(12) The twenty-seventh district consists of the cities of
Wyandotte and Riverview, is a district of the third class, and has
1 judge.
(13) The twenty-eighth district consists of the city of
Southgate, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(14)
The Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the
twenty-ninth district consists of the city of Wayne, is a district
of the third class, and has 1 judge. If the city of Westland and
the city of Wayne approve by resolution of their legislative bodies
the reformation of the eighteenth district and the abolition of the
twenty-ninth district by law, the twenty-ninth district is
abolished effective January 2, 2013.
(15) The thirtieth district consists of the city of Highland
Park, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(16) The thirty-first district consists of the city of
Hamtramck, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(17) The thirty-second-a district consists of the city of
Harper Woods, is a district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(18) The thirty-second-b district consists of the cities of
Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse
Pointe Farms, and the village of Grosse Pointe Shores, is a
district of the third class, and has 1 judge.
(19) The thirty-third district consists of the cities of
Trenton, Gibraltar, Woodhaven, Rockwood, and Flat Rock and the
townships of Brownstown and Grosse Ile in the county of Wayne, is a
district of the third class, and has 3 judges.
(20) The thirty-fourth district consists of the townships of
Sumpter, Van Buren, and Huron in the county of Wayne and the cities
of Romulus and Belleville, is a district of the third class, and
has 3 judges.
(21) The thirty-fifth district consists of the cities of
Northville and Plymouth and the townships of Northville, Plymouth,
and Canton in the county of Wayne, is a district of the third
class, and has 3 judges.