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Emily Jipp was elected to a six-year judicial term on Tuesday, Nov. 5, defeating Elizabeth Peterson.
In 1833, all the county courts in all counties in the territory of Michigan except Wayne were abolished and replaced by one circuit court of the territory of Michigan. [2] In 1836, the state was divided into 3 circuits. The 1850 Michigan Constitution made the office of circuit court judges elected officials and set the term of office to six (6 ...
The judiciary of Michigan is defined under the Michigan Constitution, law, and regulations as part of the Government of Michigan.The court system consists of the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals as the intermediate appellate court, the circuit courts and district courts as the two primary trial courts, and several administrative courts and specialized courts.
The Michigan Supreme Court has designated the Berrien County Courts as a consolidation site for the merger of the District Court, Probate Court and Circuit Court into a single Trial Court. [ 13 ] The 6th District Court, which consisted of the cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph was merged into the 5th District Court in the 1970s to form a ...
Jolene Clearwater, who currently serves as an attorney referee in Allegan County’s 48th Circuit Court Family Division, is running unopposed. The outgoing judge said Clearwater will do well in ...
The Michigan Supreme Court appointed Judge Roberts Kengis to serve as chief judge of the 48th Circuit Court in Allegan County beginning Jan. 1.
In addition, the Circuit Court hears cases appealed from the other trial courts or from administrative agencies. The friend of the court office is part of the family division of the Circuit Court and handles domestic relations cases where minor children are involved. There are business court dockets in 17 Michigan county circuit courts. [4]
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