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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8601 (2026)

Certified recorder or reporter; number; functions and duties.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.8601 Certified recorder or reporter; number; functions and duties.

Sec. 8601.

    There shall be not less than 1 district court certified recorder or reporter for each judge of the district court who, in addition to acting as official court recorder or reporter, may act as secretary to the district court judge and perform other functions and duties as may be required by rule of the supreme court.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1972–2016 · leading case: Renee Maat v. Cnty. of Ottawa, 657 F. App'x 404 (6th Cir. 2016).
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Renee Maat v. Cnty. of Ottawa, 657 F. App'x 404 (6th Cir. 2016). “In addition to making audio recordings and transcripts of proceedings, a court recorder types opinions and letters, helps to compile jury instructions, manages the judge’s schedule, and contacts attorneys on behalf of the court, among other duties. For this reason, Michigan law…”
Irons v. 61st Jud. Dist. Ct. Emp., 362 N.W.2d 262 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 5× “Since MCL 600.8601; MSA 27A.8601 provides that there is to be one court recorder per judge in the district court, Johnson necessarily had to be placed in another position.”
Irons v. 61st Jud. Dist. Court Employees Chapter of Local No 1645, 139 Mich. App. 313 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 5× “Since MCL 600.8601; MSA 27A.8601 provides that there is to be one court recorder per judge in the district court, Johnson necessarily had to be placed in another position.”
People v. Galbraith, 199 N.W.2d 668 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “MCLA 600.8601; MSA 27A.8601 provides that a *114 district court shall have a recorder or stenographer.”
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