Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years .. . for the term of six years the judges ofthe several circuit courts should be judges of the supreme court. Four of themwere to constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of three was necessary to a finaldecision. There were five circuit judges in the state at that time, who consti-tuted the first supreme court under the new constitution. The court thus organized had a general superintending control over allinferior courts, and had power to issue writs of error, habeas corpus, man-damus, quo warranto, procedendo, and other original
Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years .. . for the term of six years the judges ofthe several circuit courts should be judges of the supreme court. Four of themwere to constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of three was necessary to a finaldecision. There were five circuit judges in the state at that time, who consti-tuted the first supreme court under the new constitution. The court thus organized had a general superintending control over allinferior courts, and had power to issue writs of error, habeas corpus, man-damus, quo warranto, procedendo, and other original and remedial writs. Inother cases it was given appellate jurisdiction only. Four annual terms wereprovided for. These were fixed by statute as follows: A January term to beheld at Detroit; a May term at Kalamazoo; a July term at Adrian, and anOctober term at Pontiac. It was afterwards provided that a fifth annual termshould be held at Lansing. The following is the list of circuit judges holding supreme court for six yearsafter the adoption of the new constitution:. ?
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