600.311 Panels; quorum; rotation; assignment of judges and cases.
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600.311 Panels; quorum; rotation; assignment of judges and cases.
Sec. 311.
(1)Unless otherwise provided by supreme court rule, the court of appeals shall sit in panels consisting of not less than 3 judges.
(2)A majority of the judges assigned to a panel shall constitute a quorum for hearing cases and transacting business before the panel.
(3)The rotation of panels and the assignment of judges and cases shall be in accordance with rules of the supreme court.
History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 144, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974
Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 144 of 1974 provides:“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nominating petitions for the offices added by this 1974 amendatory act shall contain not less than 1/4 of 1% nor more than 1% of the total number of votes cast in that appellate court district for secretary of state at the last preceding general November election in which a secretary of state was elected.”