Chippewa County, Michigan (Judicial)
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The people of Chippewa 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 Chippewa County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Judges
Circuit Court
50th Circuit Court, Michigan
- James P. Lambros (Chief judge)[1]
District Court
Michigan Ninety-first Judicial District Court
Probate Court
Chippewa County Probate Court, Michigan
- James P. Lambros (Chief judge)
- Elizabeth Biolette Church[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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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 District Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
Elections
- 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
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]