HOUSE BILL No. 5160

 

November 10, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Lund and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.

 

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

 

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

 

by amending section 302 (MCL 600.302), as amended by 2001 PA 117.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 302. (1) The state is divided into 4 judicial districts

 

for the election of judges of the court of appeals. Each district

 

is entitled to 7 judges. The Except as otherwise provided in

 

subsection (2), the districts are constituted and numbered as

 

follows:

 

     (a) District 1 consists of the counties of Calhoun, Hillsdale,

 

Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne.

 

     (b) District 2 consists of the counties of Genesee, Macomb,

 

Oakland, and Shiawassee.

 

     (c) District 3 consists of the counties of Allegan, Barry,

 


Berrien, Branch, Cass, Eaton, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent,

 

Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren, and Washtenaw.

 

     (d) District 4 consists of the counties of Alcona, Alger,

 

Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Bay, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan,

 

Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet,

 

Gladwin, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Houghton, Huron, Ingham,

 

Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau,

 

Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta,

 

Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Oceana,

 

Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle,

 

Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, St. Clair, Tuscola, and

 

Wexford.

 

     (2) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that

 

added this subsection, the districts are constituted and numbered

 

as follows:

 

     (a) District 1 consists of the counties of Barry, Calhoun,

 

Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne.

 

     (b) District 2 consists of the counties of Genesee, Macomb,

 

and Oakland.

 

     (c) District 3 consists of the counties of Allegan, Benzie,

 

Berrien, Branch, Cass, Clare, Crawford, Eaton, Gladwin, Ionia,

 

Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Manistee, Mason,

 

Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newago, Oceana, Ogemaw,

 

Osceola, Ottawa, Roscommon, St. Joseph, and Van Buren.

 

     (d) District 4 consists of the counties of Alcona, Alger,

 

Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Bay, Charlevoix, Cheboygan,

 

Chippewa, Clinton, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand

 


Traverse, Gratiot, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Iosco, Iron, Keweenaw,

 

Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee,

 

Midland, Montmorency, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle,

 

Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Tuscola,

 

Washtenaw, and Wexford.