Michigan Sixty-sixth Judicial District Court

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## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Selection method
* 2.1 Judicial elections in Michigan
* 2.2 Primary election
* 2.3 General election
* 2.4 Ties
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Jurisdiction[edit]

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] | ”

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## Selection method[edit]

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[edit]

See also: Michigan judicial elections

Michigan is one of 10 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Manual 2009-2010 - michigan trial courts," accessed May 18, 2023
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Michigan Trial Courts," accessed April 3, 2017
4. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.540," accessed July 9, 2014
5. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.851," accessed August 27, 2014

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