Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1301 (2026)

Jury board; appointment; qualifications; terms; existing boards; vacancies.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.1301 Jury board; appointment; qualifications; terms; existing boards; vacancies.

Sec. 1301.

(1) In counties having a population of less than 2,000,000, the jury board consists of 3 qualified electors of the county appointed by the county board of commissioners on recommendation of the circuit judges of the judicial circuit in which the county is situated, not more than 2 of whom shall be members of the same political party. The appointments shall be for 6-year terms.

(2) In counties having a population of 2,000,000 or more, the jury board consists of 7 qualified electors of the county appointed for 6-year terms by the county executive, with the concurrence of the county board of commissioners, on recommendation of the circuit judges of the judicial circuit in which the county is situated, not more than 4 of whom shall be members of the same political party. The executive secretary and stenographer shall receive compensation in an amount fixed by the county board of commissioners.

(3) A jury board member who was appointed under this section and is serving as a member on the effective date of the 2000 amendatory act that amended this section shall continue to serve as a member of that jury board until a vacancy is created by expiration of term or otherwise. A new appointment or an appointment to fill a vacancy in a jury board shall be made as provided in subsections (1) and (2).

History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 454, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2022 · leading case: People v. Guy, 329 N.W.2d 435 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982).

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People v. Guy, 329 N.W.2d 435 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “1 MCL 600.1301 et seq.; MSA 27A.1301 et seq.”

Froede v. Holland Ladder & Mfg. Co., 523 N.W.2d 849 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). “As all prior felons are no longer disqualified by MCLA 600.1301 et seq. [MSA 27A.1301 et seq.”

People v. Gratz, 192 N.W.2d 304 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “See PA 1968, No 326, MCLA § 600.1301 et seq. (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 27A.”

People v. Morgan, 375 N.W.2d 757 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “Chapter 13 of the Revised Judicature Act, MCL 600.1301, et seq.; MSA 27A.1301, et seq.”

People v. Edmond, 273 N.W.2d 85 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “MCL 600.1301 et seq.; MSA 27A.1301 et seq.”

People v. Trice, 178 N.W.2d 107 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). “1203) has been repealed and supplanted by the new chapter 13 (MOLA § 600.1301 et sea. [Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 27A.”

20221117_C358755_27_358755.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “62(1) states: A plaintiff or defendant may demand a trial by jury as to the issue of just compensation pursuant to applicable law and court rules.”

People v. Brown, 179 N.W.2d 235 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “Defendant also argues that the trial court committed reversible error when it ordered the trial to proceed when the jury was not drawn in accordance with MCLA §600.1301 (Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 27A.”

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