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Michigan State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Michigan Welcome to Michigan on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Michigan judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Circuit Court, the Michigan District Courts, the District Courts and the Michigan Probate Courts. The federal court system is made up of the Eastern District Court of Michigan, the Western District Court of Michigan, the Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Court and the Western District of Michigan Bankruptcy Court. Appeals are heard in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Michigan Michigan Supreme Court Appellate Michigan Court of Appeals Trial Michigan Circuit Court Michigan District Courts Michigan Probate Courts Grosse Pte. Municipal Court State court projects involving Michigan Michigan Constitution Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Judicial interest organizations Michigan counties There are 83 counties in Michigan.     To see a list of counties in Michigan, please see - Michigan counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Michigan Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Michigan United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Michigan Federal court projects involving Michigan Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Michigan law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 Michigan judicial elections Judges in Michigan are chosen in non-partisan primary and general elections. The two candidates with highest number of votes in the primary advance to the general election. Midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Selection Judicial selection in Michigan Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Court of Appeals Michigan Circuit Courts Michigan District Courts Michigan Probate Courts Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,048 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Michigan State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Michigan School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Michigan Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Michigan The Wolverine State Motto:   If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you Population:   9.9 million Area of state:   96,719 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1837 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: Michigan stub Kevin W. Cronin Michael Higgins Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress