Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 600. Revised Judicature Act of 1961 § 600.8147

Sec. 8147.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the eighty-second district consists of the county of Ogemaw, is a district of the first class, and has 1 judge.

(2) Beginning April 1, 2012, the eighty-second district consists of the counties of Ogemaw and Roscommon, is a district of the first class, and has 2 judges. The additional judgeship in the eighty-second district shall be filled by the incumbent judge of the eighty-third district, who shall become a judge of the eighty-second district for the balance of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed. The eighty-second district shall have 1 judge beginning on the earlier of the following dates:

(3) Sections 8175 and 8176  1 do not apply to the consolidation of the eighty-second and eighty-third districts.