Michigan Compiled Laws Constitution-vi Article VI Judicial Branch (Article VI § 1...§ 30)

• Article VI § 1 Judicial Power In Court Of Justice; Divisions.
  The judicial power of the state is vested exclusively in one court of justice which shall be divided into one supreme court, one court...
• Article VI § 2 Justices Of The Supreme Court; Number, Term, Nomination, Election.
  The supreme court shall consist of seven justices elected at non-partisan elections as provided by law. The term of office shall be eight years...
• Article VI § 3 Chief Justice; Court Administrator; Other Assistants.
  One justice of the supreme court shall be selected by the court as its chief justice as provided by rules of the court. He...
• Article VI § 4 General Superintending Control Over Courts; Writs; Appellate Jurisdiction.
  The supreme court shall have general superintending control over all courts; power to issue, hear and determine prerogative and remedial writs; and appellate jurisdiction...
• Article VI § 5 Court Rules; Distinctions Between Law And Equity; Master In Chancery.
  The supreme court shall by general rules establish, modify, amend and simplify the practice and procedure in all courts of this state. The distinctions...
• Article VI § 6 Decisions And Dissents; Writing, Contents.
  Decisions of the supreme court, including all decisions on prerogative writs, shall be in writing and shall contain a concise statement of the facts...
• Article VI § 7 Staff; Budget; Salaries Of Justices; Fees.
  The supreme court may appoint, may remove, and shall have general supervision of its staff. It shall have control of the preparation of its...
• Article VI § 8 Court Of Appeals; Election Of Judges, Divisions.
  The court of appeals shall consist initially of nine judges who shall be nominated and elected at non-partisan elections from districts drawn on county...
• Article VI § 9 Judges Of Court Of Appeals, Terms.
  Judges of the court of appeals shall hold office for a term of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The...
• Article VI § 10 Jurisdiction, Practice And Procedure Of Court Of Appeals.
  The jurisdiction of the court of appeals shall be provided by law and the practice and procedure therein shall be prescribed by rules of...
• Article VI § 11 Circuit Courts; Judicial Circuits, Sessions, Number Of Judges.
  The state shall be divided into judicial circuits along county lines in each of which there shall be elected one or more circuit judges...
• Article VI § 12 Circuit Judges; Nomination, Election, Term.
  Circuit judges shall be nominated and elected at non-partisan elections in the circuit in which they reside, and shall hold office for a term...
• Article VI § 13 Circuit Courts; Jurisdiction, Writs, Supervisory Control Over Inferior Courts.
  The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction in all matters not prohibited by law; appellate jurisdiction from all inferior courts and tribunals except as...
• Article VI § 14 County Clerks; Duties, Vacancies; Prosecuting Attorneys, Vacancies.
  The clerk of each county organized for judicial purposes or other officer performing the duties of such office as provided in a county charter...
• Article VI § 15 Probate Courts; Districts, Jurisdiction.
  In each county organized for judicial purposes there shall be a probate court. The legislature may create or alter probate court districts of more...
• Article VI § 16 Probate Judges; Nomination, Election, Terms.
  One or more judges of probate as provided by law shall be nominated and elected at non-partisan elections in the counties or the probate...
• Article VI § 17 Judicial Salaries And Fees.
  No judge or justice of any court of this state shall be paid from the fees of his office nor shall the amount of...
• Article VI § 18 Salaries; Uniformity, Changes During Term.
  Salaries of justices of the supreme court, of the judges of the court of appeals, of the circuit judges within a circuit, and of...
• Article VI § 19 Courts Of Record; Seal, Qualifications Of Judges.
  (1) The supreme court, the court of appeals, the circuit court, the probate court and other courts designated as such by the legislature shall...
• Article VI § 20 Removal Of Domicile Of Judge.
  Whenever a justice or judge removes his domicile beyond the limits of the territory from which he was elected or appointed, he shall have...
• Article VI § 21 Ineligibility For Other Office.
  Any justice or judge of a court of record shall be ineligible to be nominated for or elected to an elective office other than...
• Article VI § 22 Incumbent Judges, Affidavit Of Candidacy.
  Any judge of the court of appeals, circuit court or probate court may become a candidate in the primary election for the office of...
• Article VI § 23 Judicial Vacancies, Filling; Appointee, Term; Successor; New Offices.
  A vacancy shall occur in the office of judge of any court of record or in the district court by death, removal, resignation or...
• Article VI § 24 Incumbent Judges, Ballot Designation.
  There shall be printed upon the ballot under the name of each incumbent justice or judge who is a candidate for nomination or election...
• Article VI § 25 Removal Of Judges From Office.
  For reasonable cause, which is not sufficient ground for impeachment, the governor shall remove any judge on a concurrent resolution of two-thirds of the...
• Article VI § 26 Circuit Court Commissioners And Justices Of The Peace, Abolition; Courts Of Limited Jurisdiction.
  The offices of circuit court commissioner and justice of the peace are abolished at the expiration of five years from the date this constitution...
• Article VI § 27 Power Of Appointment To Public Office.
  The supreme court, the court of appeals, the circuit court, or any justices or judges thereof, shall not exercise any power of appointment to...
• Article VI § 28 Administrative Action, Review.
  All final decisions, findings, rulings and orders of any administrative officer or agency existing under the constitution or by law, which are judicial or...
• Article VI § 29 Conservators Of The Peace.
  Justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, circuit judges and other judges as provided by law shall be conservators of...
• Article VI § 30 Judicial Tenure Commission; Selection; Terms; Duties; Power Of Supreme Court.
  (1) A judicial tenure commission is established consisting of nine persons selected for three-year terms as follows: Four members shall be judges elected by...

Last modified: October 10, 2016