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The merger of the Recorder's court and Wayne County (Third Judicial) Circuit Court was not without controversy. It was made pursuant to a 1997 state law which also consolidated the state's probate courts into a family court, a far less controversial change. A lawsuit brought by Richard Kuhn opposed the merger, but did not prevail.
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, looking southeast from West Larned Street. The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center ( CAYMC) is a government office building and courthouse in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Originally called the City-County Building, it was renamed for the former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young, shortly after his death in 1997.
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 ...
Freezing rain across southeast Michigan brings school closings, treacherous commute. Gannett. ... Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties until 4 p.m. An advisory is also in effect in ...
July 24, 2024 at 4:20 AM. WAYNE — A swath of undisturbed land off Valley Road has been returned to private ownership for the first time in more than 50 years after the Board of Education agreed ...
The Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan is the largest circuit court in the state, with 61 judges and three operating divisions as of 2023. The Third Circuit Court has jurisdiction over civil, criminal, and family matters arising in Wayne County. The National Center for State Courts has cited the Third Circuit Court as one of the model urban ...
Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the United States Census placed its population at 1,793,561, making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States. [ 4] The county seat is Detroit. [ 5] The county was founded in 1796 and organized in 1815. [ 1]
Patricia "Pat" Micklow: [44] [45] First female judge in Upper Michigan (1987) Margaret Zuzich Bakker (1978): [46] First female district court judge in Allegan County, Michigan. Karen Tighe (1976): [47] First female judge in Bay County, Michigan. Dora Whitney: [48] First female lawyer in Berrien County, Michigan.