To consolidate and reduce by 44 the number of judges in Michigan courts, as recommended by the state Supreme Court and the State Court Administrative Office. This is one of a number of such bills, and affects Berrien, Calhoun, Genesee, Ingham, Macomb, Monroe, Muskegon, Saginaw, St. Clair, and Washtenaw Counties. A number of these bills passed the House last week; go <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/SearchLegislation.aspx?CategoryID=0&Keywords=Court+consolidation+package&StartMonth=1&StartYear=2011&EndMonth=12&EndYear=2011&Results=50&op=Search">here</a> to see their status on MichiganVotes.org, and <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billanalysis/House/pdf/2011-HLA-5071-3.pdf">here</a> to see detailed analyis from the House Fiscal Agency.
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