Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.467 (2026)

Judge of district court; eligibility.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.467 Judge of district court; eligibility.

Sec. 467.

A person is not eligible for the office of judge of the district court unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the judicial district and election division in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, is licensed to practice law in this state, and, at the time of election or appointment, is less than 70 years of age.

History: Add. 1968, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- 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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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2023 · leading case: Wartella v. City of East Detroit, 411 N.W.2d 751 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).

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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.”

Moore v. Marshall, 366 N.W.2d 26 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “8202(2), (3) denial of BCBSM benefits to appellant when 23 other 36th District Court judges receive such benefits denies appellant the equal protection of the law, and (4) the forfeiture of retirement benefits is an impermissible additional qualification to elective office,…”

36th Dist. Court v. Kelli M Owen (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “8121a; and the district court governs itself through elected and appointed officers, MCL 168.467 et seq.; MCL 600.8281. Turning next to the question whether Owen was a “public officer,” our Supreme Court has distinguished a public officer from a public employee by “the greater…”

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