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Michigan Thirty-sixth Judicial District Court
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The Michigan 36th District Court resides in Michigan and presides over the City of Detroit in Wayne County.[1].
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[2]
| “ | 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.[3] | ” |
Judges
Elections
Michigan is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Michigan, click here.
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2025
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- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Michigan judicial elections, 2014
- Michigan judicial elections, 2012
- Michigan judicial elections, 2010
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.[4] 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.[5]
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".[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Wayne County," accessed July 19, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Manual 2009-2010 - michigan trial courts," accessed May 18, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michigan Courts, "Michigan Trial Courts," accessed April 3, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.540," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.851," accessed August 27, 2014
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
