77th District Judge v. State

Holbrook, Jr., P.J.

This appeal raises the question of the constitutionality of those classifications in the statutory framework for compensation of district court judges that cause more favorable treatment in compensation and benefits to be received by 36th District judges than by the other judges of this state’s district court. Plaintiff, the 77th District Judge, argued in the Court of Claims that his rights to equal protection under both the United States and Michigan Constitutions, see US Const, Am IV, § 1; Const 1963, art 1, § 2, were violated because the distinction made between the two…