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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.411 (2026)

Judge of circuit court; eligibility.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.411 Judge of circuit court; eligibility.

Sec. 411.

    A person is not eligible to the office of judge of the circuit court unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the judicial circuit in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, as provided in section 11 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963, is licensed to practice law in this state, and, at the time of election, is less than 70 years of age.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 59, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Michael Theile v. State of Mich., 891 F.3d 240 (6th Cir. 2018).
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Michael Theile v. State of Mich., 891 F.3d 240 (6th Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “VI, § 19 (3); Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.411 . Asserting that this age limitation under Michigan law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, Theile asks this Court to dispense with rational-basis review of age-based classifications, and instead adopt…”
People v. Smith, 918 N.W.2d 718 (Mich. 2018). “, MCL 168.411(1) ("A person shall not be eligible to the office of judge of the circuit court unless the person .”
Breck v. Michigan, 203 F.3d 392 (6th Cir. 2000). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.411 (“§ 411”). A similar statute applies to probate court judges.”
Wartella v. City of East Detroit, 411 N.W.2d 751 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “1409 (judge of the Court of Appeals); MCL 168.411; MSA 6.1411 (judge of the circuit court); MCL 168.”
B D Christenson v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “These basic eligibility requirements are set forth in MCL 168.411, which is a section of Michigan Election Law that is separate and apart from the section at issue on nominating petitions, i.”
Breck v. Michigan, 47 F. Supp. 2d 880 (E.D. Mich. 1999). “§ 168.411 (West 1989) (emphasis added). An identical statutory provision exists for probate court judges.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.411(1) — 1 case
People v. Smith, 918 N.W.2d 718 (Mich. 2018). “, MCL 168.411(1) ("A person shall not be eligible to the office of judge of the circuit court unless the person .”
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