Bill Text: MI SJRJ | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Courts; judges; election of or appointment to a judicial office of person who has reached 70 years of age; remove prohibition. Amends sec. 19, art. VI of the state constitution.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-03 - Referred To Committee Of The Whole [SJRJ Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SJRJ-Introduced.html
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION J
April 16, 2015, Introduced by Senators BIEDA, JONES, KNOLLENBERG, SMITH, KOWALL, SCHUITMAKER, COLBECK, HERTEL and HOOD and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 19 of article VI, to
remove the age limitation from eligibility criteria for judicial
office.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to remove the age limitation from eligibility
criteria for judicial office, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted
to the people of the state:
ARTICLE VI
Sec. 19. (1) The supreme court, the court of appeals, the
circuit court, the probate court and other courts designated as
such by the legislature shall be courts of record and each shall
have a common seal. Justices and judges of courts of record must be
persons who are licensed to practice law in this state.
(2) To be qualified to serve as a judge of a trial court, a
judge of the court of appeals, or a justice of the supreme court, a
person shall have been admitted to the practice of law for at least
5 years. This subsection shall not apply to any judge or justice
appointed or elected to judicial office prior to the date on which
this subsection becomes part of the constitution.
(3)
No person shall be elected or appointed to a judicial
office
after reaching the age of 70 years.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.
