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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.601 (2026)

Circuit court; jurisdiction and power.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.601 Circuit court; jurisdiction and power.

Sec. 601.

    (1) The circuit court has the power and jurisdiction that is any of the following:

    (a) Possessed by courts of record at the common law, as altered by the state constitution of 1963, the laws of this state, and the rules of the supreme court.

    (b) Possessed by courts and judges in chancery in England on March 1, 1847, as altered by the state constitution of 1963, the laws of this state, and the rules of the supreme court.

    (c) Prescribed by the rules of the supreme court.

    (2) The circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over condemnation cases commenced under the drain code of 1956, 1956 PA 40, MCL 280.1 to 280.630.

    (3) In a judicial circuit in which the circuit court is affected by a plan of concurrent jurisdiction adopted under chapter 4, the circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction with the probate court or the district court, or both, as provided in the plan of concurrent jurisdiction.

    (4) The family division of circuit court has jurisdiction as provided in chapter 10.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 678, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 338, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 79 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1967–2026 · leading case: Bowie v. Arder, 490 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 1992).
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Bowie v. Arder, 490 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 1992). · cites it 4× “” Further, MCL 600.601; MSA 27A.601 provides: Circuit courts have the power and jurisdiction (1) possessed by courts of record at the common law, as altered by the constitution and laws of this state and the rules of the supreme court, and (2) possessed by courts and judges in…”
Reed v. Reed, 693 N.W.2d 825 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “§§ 600.601, 600.605, 600.611, and 600.2926; Petitpren v.”
People v. Lown, 794 N.W.2d 9 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “151; MCL 600.601; MCL 767.1. 24 jurisdictional aspect of the 180-day rule, MCL 780.”
People v. Goecke, 579 N.W.2d 868 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 2× “In criminal cases, the state is authorized to take an appeal of right from a final judgment or order of a court or tribunal "from which appeal of right has been established by law," or file an application for leave to appeal from "[a]ny other judgment or order appealable by law…”
the Meisner Law Grp. v. Weston Downs Condo. Ass'n, 909 N.W.2d 890 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “8315, the district court did not have jurisdiction; therefore, jurisdiction lay in the circuit court as the court of general jurisdiction that has jurisdiction in equitable matters except as limited by Michigan's Constitution or by statute.”
People v. Henry, 305 Mich. App. 127 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “151; MCL 600.601; MCL 767.1. VIII. DUE PROCESS Finally, in his supplemental Standard 4 brief, defendant argues that the police used “improper and unjust” identification methods during their investigation that violated his due process rights.”
Wikman v. City of Novi, 322 N.W.2d 103 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 2× “" MCL 600.601; MSA 27A.601 provides: "Circuit courts have the power and jurisdiction "(1) possessed by courts of record at the common law, as altered by the constitution and laws of this state and the rules of the supreme court, and "(2) possessed by courts and judges in…”
Lme v. Ars, 680 N.W.2d 902 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “714(1) provides that an "action under [the Paternity Act] shall be brought in the circuit court by the mother, the father, a child who became 18 years of age .”
People v. Johnson, 398 N.W.2d 219 (Mich. 1986). · cites it 2× “If it shall appear to the magistrate at the conclusion of the preliminary examination that a felony has been committed and there is probable cause for charging the defendant therewith, the magistrate shall forthwith bind the defendant to appear before the circuit court of such…”
People v. Coles, 339 N.W.2d 440 (Mich. 1983). “1072 formerly provided: "The justices of the supreme court, or any of them, or any of the several circuit judges in the respective circuits, or any judge of a court of record having jurisdiction of criminal cases, in this state, are hereby authorized and empowered to pronounce…”
Trost v. Buckstop Lure Co., Inc., 644 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “605; see also MCL 600.601 and Const 1963, art 6, §§ 1, 13.”
Teasel v. Dep't of Mental Health, 355 N.W.2d 75 (Mich. 1984). · cites it 2× “See also MCL 600.601; MSA 27A.601, MCL 600.4401; MSA 27A.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.601(1) — 8 cases
Petersen Fin. LLC v. City of Kentwood, 928 N.W.2d 245 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Oakland Cnty. Prosecutor v. Beckwith, 619 N.W.2d 172 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000).
Bowes v. Int'l Pharmakon Labs., Inc, 314 N.W.2d 642 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981).
Mark Herman v. Gregory Asquith (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
People of Michigan v. Gregory Carl Washington (Mich. 2021).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.601(1)(b) — 1 case
the Meisner Law Grp. v. Weston Downs Condo. Ass'n, 909 N.W.2d 890 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “8315, the district court did not have jurisdiction; therefore, jurisdiction lay in the circuit court as the court of general jurisdiction that has jurisdiction in equitable matters except as limited by Michigan's Constitution or by statute.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.601(2) — 6 cases
Bowie v. Arder, 490 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 1992). “” Further, MCL 600.601; MSA 27A.601 provides: Circuit courts have the power and jurisdiction (1) possessed by courts of record at the common law, as altered by the constitution and laws of this state and the rules of the supreme court, and (2) possessed by courts and judges in…”
In Re Messer Trust, 579 N.W.2d 73 (Mich. 1998).
Van Etten v. Manuf. Nat'l Bank of Detroit, 326 N.W.2d 479 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982).
Thomai v. MIBA Hydramechanica Corp., 842 N.W.2d 417 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).
Old Kent Bank v. Remainder Beneficiaries, 457 Mich. 371 (Mich. 1998).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.601(4) — 2 cases
165544_66_01.Pdf (Mich. 2024).
In Re Dalzell Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
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