Allegan County Probate Court, Michigan

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Court

The Allegan County Probate Court is a probate court located in Michigan.

Judges

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Michigan courts

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.

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Michigan Probate 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

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.[3]

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".[4]


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Allegan County," accessed March 24, 2015
  2. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Judge of the Probate Court," accessed July 29, 2014
  3. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.540," accessed July 9, 2014
  4. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Election Law, Section 168.851," accessed August 27, 2014
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