Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8515 (2026)

Appeals.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.8515 Appeals.

Sec. 8515.

Appeals as of right may be taken from the district court magistrate to the district court. Appeal shall be taken within 7 days after the entry of the decision of the magistrate and shall be heard de novo.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 67, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1988 · leading case: People v. Delongchamps, 302 N.W.2d 626 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981).

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People v. Delongchamps, 302 N.W.2d 626 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “MCL 600.8515; MSA 27A.8515. Defendants additionally claim that issuance of a warrant by a nonattorney violates due process.”

People v. Ferrigan, 302 N.W.2d 855 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “While magistrates perform limited judicial functions, they serve at the pleasure of judges of the district court.”

People v. Wershe, 421 N.W.2d 255 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “In addition, while in no manner wishing to denigrate the importance of magistrates in Michigan’s criminal justice system, the prosecutor has asserted, uncontradicted by the defense, that some eighty percent of magistrates statewide are not attorneys.”

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