Gov. Snyder OKs Berkley, Royal Oak Court Merger
The legislation was signed into law Jan. 8; the consolidation will begin in 2015.
The district courts in Berkley and Royal Oak will merge beginning in 2015 as part of a money-saving plan to reduce the number of judges statewide. Gov. Rick Snyder signed off on Senate bill 1351 – sponsored by Sens. John Pappageorge, R–Troy, and Vincent Gregory, D-Southfield – on Jan. 8. The legislation reverses a previous plan approved in February 2012 that consolidated 45A District Court in Berkley and 45B District Court in Oak Park into a single 45th District Court. The combined court continued to operate in two buildings. The new merger time line is as follows.
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Ronald Wolf
8:42 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
Berkley being a more liberal community will find it interesting, I would be curious to know if they have to pay for parking at their courthouse as well. more ›