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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8033 (2026)

Business court; operation; plan; administrative order; purpose.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.8033 Business court; operation; plan; administrative order; purpose.

Sec. 8033.

    (1) Every circuit with not fewer than 3 circuit judges shall have a business court and shall submit a plan for the operation of the business court to the state court administrative office and the supreme court for approval.

    (2) A circuit other than a circuit described in subsection (1) may submit an administrative order for the operation of a business court to the state court administrative office and the supreme court for review as part of a concurrent jurisdiction plan.

    (3) The purpose of a business court is to do all of the following:

    (a) Establish judicial structures that will help all court users by improving the efficiency of the courts.

    (b) Allow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with the expertise, technology, and efficiency required by the information age economy.

    (c) Enhance the accuracy, consistency, and predictability of decisions in business and commercial cases.

History: Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: Brody v. Deutchman (In Re Rhea Brody Living Trust), 910 N.W.2d 348 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
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Brody v. Deutchman (In Re Rhea Brody Living Trust), 910 N.W.2d 348 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “This simple reading of the statutory language is consistent with the Legislature's stated purpose in establishing the business court, which is to "[a]llow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with expertise, technology, and efficiency," MCL 600.8033(3)(b), and…”
in the Matter of Rhea Brody Living Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “This simple reading of the statutory language is consistent with the Legislature’s stated purpose in establishing the business court, which is to “[a]llow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with expertise, technology, and efficiency,” MCL 600.8033(3)(b), and…”
in Re Rhea Brody Living Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “” Regarding the creation of the business court, MCL 600.8033(1) states that “[e]very circuit with not fewer than 3 circuit judges shall have a business court .”
in Re Lewerenz Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “8035(3). “Business or commercial dispute” is defined by MCL 600.”
Hassan Fayad v. Nicole Michelle Weick (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “MCL 600.8033 allows circuit courts to establish business courts to handle business and commercial disputes to promote efficiency, accuracy, and consistency in handling litigation affecting businesses.”
John Mighion LLC v. Mht Fam. Props. I LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “” “A business court has jurisdiction over business and commercial disputes in which equitable or declaratory relief is sought or in which the matter otherwise meets circuit court jurisdictional requirements.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8033(1) — 3 cases
in Re Rhea Brody Living Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “” Regarding the creation of the business court, MCL 600.8033(1) states that “[e]very circuit with not fewer than 3 circuit judges shall have a business court .”
in Re Lewerenz Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “8035(3). “Business or commercial dispute” is defined by MCL 600.”
John Mighion LLC v. Mht Fam. Props. I LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “” “A business court has jurisdiction over business and commercial disputes in which equitable or declaratory relief is sought or in which the matter otherwise meets circuit court jurisdictional requirements.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8033(3)(b) — 2 cases
Brody v. Deutchman (In Re Rhea Brody Living Trust), 910 N.W.2d 348 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “This simple reading of the statutory language is consistent with the Legislature's stated purpose in establishing the business court, which is to "[a]llow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with expertise, technology, and efficiency," MCL 600.8033(3)(b), and…”
in the Matter of Rhea Brody Living Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “This simple reading of the statutory language is consistent with the Legislature’s stated purpose in establishing the business court, which is to “[a]llow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with expertise, technology, and efficiency,” MCL 600.8033(3)(b), and…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8033(3)(c) — 2 cases
Brody v. Deutchman (In Re Rhea Brody Living Trust), 910 N.W.2d 348 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “This simple reading of the statutory language is consistent with the Legislature's stated purpose in establishing the business court, which is to "[a]llow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with expertise, technology, and efficiency," MCL 600.8033(3)(b), and…”
in the Matter of Rhea Brody Living Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “This simple reading of the statutory language is consistent with the Legislature’s stated purpose in establishing the business court, which is to “[a]llow business or commercial disputes to be resolved with expertise, technology, and efficiency,” MCL 600.8033(3)(b), and…”
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