Mason County, Michigan (Judicial)

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The people of Mason County are served by the Michigan Fourth District Court of Appeals, a circuit court, district court, and probate court.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan has jurisdiction in Mason County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Judges

Mason County, Michigan

Circuit Court

51st Circuit Court, Michigan


District Court

Michigan Seventy-ninth Judicial District Court


Probate Court

Mason County Probate Court, Michigan


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Mason County," accessed July 8, 2014
  2. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Lake County," accessed July 8, 2014
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named lake
  4. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Mason County," accessed March 24, 2015
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See also: Michigan judicial elections

Michigan is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Michigan, click here.

Election rules

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.[1]

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".[2]


  1. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.540," accessed July 9, 2014
  2. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.851," accessed August 27, 2014
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