Michigan Compiled Laws 236-1961-3 Chapter 3 Court Of Appeals: Organization And Powers (600.301...600.321)

• Section 600.301 Court Of Appeals As Court Of Record; Number Of Judges.
  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court of appeals consists of 28 judges and is a court of record. Beginning on the...
• Section 600.302 Judicial Districts For Election Of Judges Of Court Of Appeals.
  The state is divided into 4 judicial districts for the election of judges of the court of appeals. Except as otherwise provided in this...
• Section 600.302a Judicial District; County Lines; Preparation Of Map By Secretary Of State.
  Each judicial district described in section 302 shall be drawn on county lines. The secretary of state shall prepare a map of each district...
• Section 600.303 Judges; Terms; Oath Of Office.
  (1) Judges of the court of appeals shall be elected at the general November elections and shall take office on the succeeding January 1...
• Section 600.303a Transition To 6 Judges In Each District.
  To effectuate the transition to 6 judges in each district, each district is entitled to 6 judges as follows: (a) If there are not...
• Section 600.303b Nomination, Election, And Terms Of Candidates For New Judgeships.
  In the primary election of 1974, the 4 candidates for the new judgeships, authorized in each court of appeals district pursuant to sections 301...
• Section 600.303c Election Of Candidates For New Judgeships; Terms.
  In the general November election of 1988, the 2 candidates for the new judgeships authorized in each court of appeals district pursuant to sections...
• Section 600.303d Transition From 3 Judicial Districts To 4 Judicial Districts; Provisions; Offices.
  (1) To effectuate the transition from 3 districts having a total of 24 judges to 4 districts having a total of 28 judges, the...
• Section 600.304 Court Of Appeals Judge; Annual Salary.
  (1) Effective January 1, 1997, and subject to subsection (2), each judge of the court of appeals shall receive an annual salary equal to...
• Section 600.305 Administration Of Court; Rules Of Practice.
  The administration of the court of appeals shall be under the control of the supreme court. The court of appeals has authority to promulgate...
• Section 600.306 Temporary Judges.
  The supreme court may transfer judges from the circuit court or probate court or may assign judges pursuant to section 23 of article VI...
• Section 600.307 Judges; Practice Of Law Prohibited.
  The judges of the court of appeals shall not practice as attorneys or counselors in any court of the state, nor shall they engage...
• Section 600.308 Jurisdiction On Appeals From Orders And Judgments.
  (1) The court of appeals has jurisdiction on appeals from the following orders and judgments, which are appealable as a matter of right: (a)...
• Section 600.308a Action Under Const. 1963, Art. 9, § 32; Commencement; Jurisdiction; Limitations; Governmental Unit As Defendant; Officer As Party; Continuation Of Action Against Governmental Unit And Officer's Successor; Referral Of Action; Findings Of Fact; Costs.
  (1) An action under section 32 of article 9 of the state constitution of 1963 may be commenced in the court of appeals, or...
• Section 600.309 Appeals As Of Right; Appeals By Leave Of Court.
  Except as provided in section 308, all appeals to the court of appeals from final judgments or decisions permitted by this act shall be...
• Section 600.310 Original Jurisdiction; Writs, Directives And Mandates.
  The court of appeals has original jurisdiction to issue prerogative and remedial writs or orders as provided by rules of the supreme court, and...
• Section 600.311 Panels; Quorum; Rotation; Assignment Of Judges And Cases.
  (1) Unless otherwise provided by supreme court rule, the court of appeals shall sit in panels consisting of not less than 3 judges. (2)...
• Section 600.312 Sessions Of Court; Office Space.
  (1) The court of appeals shall hold such sessions as are necessary to dispose of the matters before it. (2) The court of appeals...
• Section 600.313 Decisions To Be In Writing; Delivery And Printing Of Opinions; Effect Of Equally Divided Court.
  (1) Decisions of the court of appeals shall be in writing. Copies of written opinions of the court of appeals shall be delivered to...
• Section 600.314 Finality Of Decisions; Superintending Control Of Supreme Court.
  (1) The decisions on appeal of the court of appeals are final, except as reviewed by the supreme court as provided by supreme court...
• Section 600.315 Process; Style, Execution, Seal.
  (1) All writs and process issuing out of the court of appeals shall be styled: “In the name of the people of the state...
• Section 600.316 Process; Service.
  Process issued by the court may be served by any member of the Michigan state police as well as any other officer or person...
• Section 600.317 Chief Clerk; Deputy Clerks; Personnel; Duties; Qualifications; Bond; Court Officers.
  (1) There shall be 1 chief clerk who shall be appointed and may be removed by the court of appeals. The office of the...
• Section 600.318 Research Law Clerk; Employment; Qualifications.
  (1) Each judge of the court of appeals may employ a research law clerk to assist the judge in connection with the work of...
• Section 600.319 Secretarial Personnel; Employment.
  Each judge of the court of appeals may employ secretarial personnel to the extent he deems expedient to assist him in connection with the...
• Section 600.320 Salaries And Expenses; Payment.
  All salaries and expenses of the court and its employees shall be paid out of appropriations made therefor in accordance with the accounting laws...
• Section 600.321 Fees To Court Of Appeals; Charge Per Page; Waiver; Deposit; Costs; Use.
  (1) The following fees shall be paid to the clerk of the court of appeals and may be taxed as costs if costs are...

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