District Court[edit]

Michigan Seventy-fourth Judicial District Court

Michigan's Seventy-fourth Judicial District Court is located in Bay County.^[1]

Judges[edit]

• Kenneth W. Schmidt (Chief judge)
• Mark Janer
• Tim Kelly
• Dawn A. Klida ^[1]

See also[edit]

• Bay County, Michigan
• Courts in Michigan
• Michigan District Courts

External links[edit]

• Michigan Courts, "Trial Courts Directory"

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Elections[edit]

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.

• Michigan local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• 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[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Michigan District Courts are each elected to six-year terms.^[2] 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.

Election rules[edit]

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.^[3]

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".^[4]

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