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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.301 (2026)

Court of appeals as court of record; number of judges.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.301 Court of appeals as court of record; number of judges.

Sec. 301.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court of appeals consists of 28 judges and is a court of record. Beginning on the date as determined under section 303a, the court of appeals consists of 24 judges.

History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 127, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 144, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 279, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 190, Eff. Oct. 13, 1993 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 40, Eff. Mar. 25, 2012

Compiler's Notes:

Section 2 of Act 144 of 1974 provides:

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nominating petitions for the offices added by this 1974 amendatory act shall contain not less than 1/4 of 1% nor more than 1% of the total number of votes cast in that appellate court district for secretary of state at the last preceding general November election in which a secretary of state was elected.”

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2024 · leading case: O’connell v. Dir. of Elections, 894 N.W.2d 113 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).

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O’connell v. Dir. of Elections, 894 N.W.2d 113 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 600.301. The phrase “a new office of judge in a court of record” clearly references the addition of a judicial office to an existing bench of a court of record.”

In re Governor, 158 N.W.2d 564 (Mich. 1968). · cites it 2× “Const 1963, art 6, § 19; PA 1961, No 236, § 301, as added by PA 1964, No 281 (MCLA § 600.301 [Stat Ann 1968 Cum Supp § 27 A.”

Kincaid v. Campbell (E.D. Mich. 2024). · cites it 2× “Rather, through counsel, he filed a state habeas petition in the Lenawee County Circuit Court pursuant to Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.301 et seq., 2 and Michigan Court Rule 3.”

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