Section 600.549a - Forty-ninth judicial circuit; counties; number of judgesThe forty-ninth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Mecosta and Osceola and has 1 judge. Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2007.
Amended by 2006, Act 100, s 2, eff. 4/6/2006.Add. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. 5/21/1976. Enacting section 1 of 2006, Act 100, states, "If, pursuant to this amendatory act, a new office of judge is added to the forty-ninth judicial circuit by election in 2006, the term of office of that judgeship for that election only shall be 8 years.