(A) Judge Required. A judge must preside at: (2) a waiver proceeding under MCR 3.950;(3) the preliminary examination, trial, and sentencing in a designated case;(4) a proceeding on the issuance, modification, or termination of a minor personal protection order.(B) Right; Demand. The parties have the right to a judge at a hearing on the formal calendar. A party may demand that a judge rather than a referee preside at a nonjury trial by filing a written demand with the court within:(1) 14 days after the court gives notice of the right to a judge, or(2) 14 days after an appearance by an attorney or lawyer-guardian ad litem, whichever is later, but no later than 21 days before trial. The court may excuse a late filing in the interest of justice.
(C) Designated Cases.(1) The judge who presides at the preliminary examination may not preside at the trial of the same designated case unless a determination of probable cause is waived. The judge who presides at a preliminary examination may accept a plea in the designated case.(2) The juvenile has the right to demand that the same judge who accepted the plea or presided at the trial of a designated case preside at sentencing or delayed imposition of sentence, but not at a juvenile disposition of the designated case.(D) Disqualification of Judge. The disqualification of a judge is governed by MCR 2.003.