Sec. 8147.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the eighty-second district consists of the county of Ogemaw, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.
(2) Beginning April 1, 2012, the eighty-second district consists of the counties of Ogemaw and Roscommon, is a district of the first class, and has 2 judges. The additional judgeship in the eighty-second district shall be filled by the incumbent judge of the eighty-third district, who shall become a judge of the eighty-second district for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed. The eighty-second district shall have 1 judge beginning on the earlier of the following dates:
(a) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of district judge in this district.
(b) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent district judge in this district no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.
(3) Sections 8175 and 8176 do not apply to the consolidation of the eighty-second and eighty-third districts.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 92, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 35, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2012
Last modified: October 10, 2016