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Michigan's '''Seventy-ninth Judicial District Court''' presides over the counties of [[Lake County, Michigan (Judicial)|Lake]] and [[Mason County, Michigan (Judicial)|Mason]].<ref name=lake>[http://courts.mi.gov/self-help/directories/pages/consolidated-directory.aspx?county=Lake ''Michigan Courts'', "Lake County," accessed July 22, 2014]</ref>
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==Judges==
The '''Michigan 79th District Court''' resides in [[Michigan]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
* [[Peter J. Wadel]]
* [[Mark S. Wickens]] ''(Chief judge)'' <ref name=lake/>


==Reduced judgeships==
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
This court is one of several that will be affected by legislation decreasing the number of judgeships in the state. Effective February 2012, Governor [[Judges appointed by Rick Snyder|Rick Snyder]] signed bills which will eliminate 36 judgeships through attrition. In the 79th District, the court will eventually have only one judge.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/02/judgeships_to_be_eliminated_in.html ''MLive'', "Judgeships to be eliminated in Newaygo, Oceana, Lake, Mason counties," February 22, 2012]</ref>
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]


To learn more about the legislation, read: [[Bills to eliminate 36 judgeships head to Gov. Snyder]], ''February 17, 2012''.
==Jurisdiction==
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==Selection method==
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===Judicial elections in Michigan===
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Mason County, Michigan (Judicial)|Mason County, Michigan]]
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*[[Lake County, Michigan (Judicial)|Lake County, Michigan]]
*[[Michigan District Courts]]


==External links==
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*[http://courts.mi.gov/Self-help/Directories/Pages/trial-court-directory.aspx ''Michigan Courts'', "Trial Courts Directory"]
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* [http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/02/judgeships_to_be_eliminated_in.html ''MLive'', "Judgeships to be eliminated in Newaygo, Oceana, Lake, Mason counties," February 22, 2012]
*[https://www.courts.michigan.gov/ Michigan courts]
 


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The Michigan 79th District Court resides in Michigan. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

The district court has exclusive jurisdiction over most traffic violations, civil cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $25,000, landlordtenant and land contract matters, and civil infractions. The court may also conduct marriages in a civil ceremony.[2]

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[3] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector of the district, licensed to practice law in the state, under the age of 70, and have five years of experience practicing law.

Judicial elections in Michigan

See also: Michigan judicial elections

Michigan is one of 12 states that uses nonpartisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Primary election

If there are more than twice the number of candidates than there are judgeships up for election, the race will appear on the primary election ballot. In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election.

General election

If there are not more than twice the amount of candidates than there are persons to be elected, the race will not appear on the primary election ballot, but only on the general election ballot.[4]

Ties

If two or more candidates in a race receive the same number of votes, the election is to be decided by lot. In a process run by a county clerk, the candidates choose slips of paper from a box that say either "elected" or "not elected".[5]

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