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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.226 (2026)

Retired judges; authorization to perform judicial duties; compensation; applicability of section.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.226 Retired judges; authorization to perform judicial duties; compensation; applicability of section.

Sec. 226.

    (1) The supreme court may authorize any retired judge from any court to perform judicial duties in any court in the state. The authorization may be for a period or periods as the supreme court shall designate with the consent of the retired judge.

    (2) Any retired judge assigned to any period of active judicial service pursuant to section 23 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963 and pursuant to the laws of the state relating to judicial service shall be compensated as follows:

    (a) The judge shall receive a salary payable at the same times and from the same sources as provided for the judicial office in which the judge is authorized to perform judicial duties.

    (b) The performance of the authorized judicial duties shall be without prejudice to all other rights of the judge under the retirement systems.

    (c) The salary for each day in which the judge serves as authorized shall be the greater of the following:

    (i) One hundred dollars per diem for each day or part of a day spent in the discharge of his or her duties.

    (ii) The difference between 1/250th of the annual salary paid for the judicial office during the time the retired judge serves in the office and 1/250th of the state retirement allowance paid to the retired judge during the time the retired judge serves in the office.

    (d) Necessary expenses incidental to the performance of duties required by the assignment, including travel, meals, and lodging, shall be paid by the state in accordance with the established provisions and procedures for state officials and upon the approval of the court administrator.

    (3) This section does not apply to the performance of judicial duties by a senior judge under sections 557, 557a, and 557b.

History: Add. 1964, Act 81, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1964 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 225, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1969–2021 · leading case: Taylor v. Kent Radiology, PC, 780 N.W.2d 900 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
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Taylor v. Kent Radiology, PC, 780 N.W.2d 900 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “There was no indication that the trial court was incapable of deciding plaintiffs’ motion on the merits and according to the law.”
Dauer v. Zabel, 164 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 1969). · cites it 2× “Judge O’Neill will be compensated for the work done by him in pursuance of this section 23 2 assignment to judicial duty, according to the provisions of section 226 of the revised judicature act, as added by PA 1964, No 81 (MCLA § 600.”
People v. Booker, 527 N.W.2d 42 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). “See also MCL 600.226; *178 MSA 27A.226, as amended by 1987 PA 225 , effective December 28, 1987, which parallels the change in Const 1963, art 6, § 23 to allow the Supreme Court to authorize retired judges to perform judicial duties in the absence of a judicial vacancy.”
Brockman v. Brockman, 317 N.W.2d 327 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “MCL 600.226; MSA 27A.226. See also MCL 600.”
Fox v. Corrigan, 161 F. App'x 522 (6th Cir. 2005). “Underscoring this discretion, the Michigan Supreme Court enacted a rule that directs the State Court Administrator to “recommend to the Supreme Court the assignment of judges where courts are in need of assistance.”
Murphy v. Wayne Cnty. Employees Ret. Bd. of Trs., 192 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 4× “The prosecuting attorney’s opinion to the defendant stated that it was entitled to reduce benefits *482 being paid to plaintiff by 1/250 of the annual retirement benefits pursuant to MCLA § 600.226 (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 27A.”
in Re Theresa M. Brennan, Judge (Mich. 2019). · cites it 2× “Respondent makes similar arguments regarding the amount of expenses related to the master’s compensation, MCL 600.226, and the cost of transcript fees prepared by court reporters, MCL 600.”
in Re Theresa M. Brennan, Judge (Mich. 2019). · cites it 2× “Respondent makes similar arguments regarding the amount of expenses related to the master’s compensation, MCL 600.226, and the cost of transcript fees prepared by court reporters, MCL 600.”
People of Michigan v. Dwight Lemar Young (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “He argues that under MCL 600.226(1), the judge could be recalled to the bench to resentence him.”
People of Michigan v. Dwight Lemar Young (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “He argues that under MCL 600.226(1), the judge could be recalled to the bench to resentence him.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.226(1) — 4 cases
in Re Theresa M. Brennan, Judge (Mich. 2019). “Respondent makes similar arguments regarding the amount of expenses related to the master’s compensation, MCL 600.226, and the cost of transcript fees prepared by court reporters, MCL 600.”
in Re Theresa M. Brennan, Judge (Mich. 2019). “Respondent makes similar arguments regarding the amount of expenses related to the master’s compensation, MCL 600.226, and the cost of transcript fees prepared by court reporters, MCL 600.”
People of Michigan v. Dwight Lemar Young (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “He argues that under MCL 600.226(1), the judge could be recalled to the bench to resentence him.”
People of Michigan v. Dwight Lemar Young (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “He argues that under MCL 600.226(1), the judge could be recalled to the bench to resentence him.”
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