HOUSE Substitute For

SENATE BILL NO. 694

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending sections 504, 511, 515, 521, 803, and 8154 (MCL 600.504, 600.511, 600.515, 600.521, 600.803, and 600.8154), section 504 as amended by 2014 PA 59, section 511 as amended by 2018 PA 6, section 521 as amended by 2001 PA 256, section 803 as amended by 2012 PA 36, and section 8154 as amended by 2012 PA 20.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 504. (1) The third judicial circuit consists of the county of Wayne and has the following number of judges:

(a) Until 12 noon, January 1, 2015, 60 judges.

(b) Beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2015, 56 judges. The 4 judgeships eliminated from this circuit at 12 noon, January 1, 2015 shall be the judgeships of 4 of the judges who are not eligible to run for reelection in 2014 due to constitutional limitation on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this sentence.March 27, 2014.

(2) Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2023.

Sec. 511. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the The tenth judicial circuit consists of the county of Saginaw and has 5 judges.

(2) Beginning on the earlier of the following dates, the tenth judicial circuit has 4 judges:

(a) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of circuit judge in the tenth judicial circuit, unless the vacancy occurs after the vacating judge has been defeated in a primary or general election.

(b) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent circuit judge in the tenth judicial circuit no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.

Sec. 515. (1) The fourteenth judicial circuit consists of the county of Muskegon and has 4 judges.

(2) Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2023. If this judgeship is added to the fourteenth judicial circuit, the initial term of office of the judgeship is 8 years.

Sec. 521. (1) The twentieth judicial circuit consists of the county of Ottawa and has 3 4 judges.

(2) Subject to section 550, the twentieth this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2005.2023. If this judgeship is added to the twentieth judicial circuit, the initial term of office of the judgeship is 8 years.

Sec. 803. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each county that is not part of a probate court district created by law has 1 judge of probate.

(2) Each probate court district created by law has 1 judge of probate.

(3) The county of Sanilac has 1 judge of probate. Under section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963, the office of probate judge for the county of Sanilac shall be is combined with the office of judge of the seventy-third-a judicial district. , and the incumbent judge of the seventy-third-a judicial district shall become the probate judge for the county of Sanilac for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected.

(4) The county of Huron has the following number of judges of probate:

(a) Until April 1, 2012, 1 judge.

(a) (b) Beginning April 1, 2012, under section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963, the office of probate judge for the county of Huron shall be is combined with the office of judge of the seventy-third-b judicial district, and the county of Huron shall have 2 judges of probate. The judgeship added under this subdivision shall must be filled by the incumbent judge of the seventy-third-b judicial district, who shall become a probate judge for the county of Huron for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected.

(b) (c) Beginning the earlier of the following dates, the county of Huron has 1 judge of probate:

(i) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of probate judge in this county.

(ii) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent probate judge in this county no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.

(5) The county of Chippewa has the following number of judges 1 judge of probate. :

(a) Until April 1, 2012, 1 judge.

(b) Beginning April 1, 2012, under Under section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963, the office of probate judge for the county of Chippewa shall be is combined with the office of judge of the ninety-first judicial district. , and the county of Chippewa shall have 2 judges of probate. The judgeship added under this subdivision shall be filled by the incumbent judge of the ninety-first judicial district, who shall become a probate judge for the county of Chippewa for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected.

(i) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of probate judge in this county.

(ii) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent probate judge in this county no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.

(6) The counties of Berrien, Genesee, Ingham, Macomb, Monroe, Muskegon, Saginaw, St. Clair, and Washtenaw each has 2 judges of probate.

(7) The county of Kalamazoo has 3 judges of probate.

(8) The county of Kent has 4 judges of probate. Subject to section 805, the county of Kent may have 1 additional judge beginning January 1, 2023.

(9) The county of Oakland has 4 judges of probate.

(10) The county of Wayne has 8 judges of probate.

(11) When 1 or more new judges of probate are authorized in a county under this section, the new judgeship or judgeships shall must appear on the ballot separate and apart from other judicial offices of the same court in the primary and general election.

Sec. 8154. (1) Until the date determined under subsection (2), the The eighty-ninth district consists of the counties of Cheboygan and Presque Isle, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.

(2) Beginning on the date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of district judge in the eighty-ninth district or the beginning date of the term for which the incumbent district judge in the eighty-ninth district no longer seeks election or reelection to that office, whichever is earlier, the eighty-ninth district consists of the counties of Cheboygan and Presque Isle and is a district of the first class. Under section 810a, the probate judge for the county of Cheboygan shall serve as judge of the eighty-ninth district within the county of Cheboygan and the probate judge for the county of Presque Isle shall serve as judge of the eighty-ninth district within the county of Presque Isle.