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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8203 (2026)
District judges; practice of law prohibited.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.8203 District judges; practice of law prohibited.
Sec. 8203.
Upon taking office, a district judge shall not engage in the practice of law other than as a judge.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of Ryman, 232 N.W.2d 178 (Mich. 1975).
In the Matter of Ryman, 232 N.W.2d 178 (Mich. 1975). “MCLA 600.8203; MSA 27A.8203. The corresponding statutory provisions applicable to Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the Court of Appeals and judges of the circuit court are in terms less sweeping as they prohibit only "practice as attorneys or counselors in any court of the…”
LaMie v. Morgan (E.D. Mich. 2025). “” Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.8203 . In any event, as the Court did in its February 3, 2025 report and recommendation (see ECF No.”
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