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The Third Circuit Court has jurisdiction over civil, criminal, and family matters arising in Wayne County. The National Center for State Courts has cited the Third Circuit Court as one of the model urban courts in the United States for case flow management and the timely disposition of the Court's docket.
Circuit courts are the trial courts with the broadest powers in Michigan. [1] [2] In Michigan, circuit courts handle all felony criminal cases that could result in confinement to prison. [1] [2] They also deal with all civil cases for claims in excess of $25,000.00. [1] [2] There are 57 circuit courts in the state of Michigan.
Michigan Circuit Courts [3] In Michigan, the Circuit Court is the trial court with the broadest powers in Michigan. In general, the Circuit Court handles all civil cases with claims of more than $25,000 and all felony criminal cases (cases where the accused, if found guilty, could be sent to prison).
Originally established as the 3-2 District Court (3rd District Court, 2nd Division). The 3rd District Court was separated into two separate courts (3A and 3B) in 1991. 4th District Court Cass [12] 1 Cassopolis: 5th District Court Berrien: 5 St. Joseph and Niles: The Michigan Supreme Court has designated the Berrien County Courts as a ...
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Third Circuit Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891: Acheson: PA: 1892–1906 Buffington: PA: 1906–1938 Biddle: PA: 1939–1940 Goodrich: PA: 1940 ...
Judicial circuits map State courts of Michigan. Michigan Supreme Court [167] Michigan Court of Appeals [168] Michigan Circuit Courts [169] Michigan District Courts [169] Michigan Probate Courts [169] Michigan Court of Claims; Federal courts located in Michigan. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan [170]
Steven Allen of Detroit is accused of embezzling more than $60,000 from a Wayne County Circuit Court judge he worked for as a clerk. State prosecutors: Ex-Wayne County Circuit Court clerk ...
The Court of Chancery was the court with jurisdiction in cases of equity between 1836 and 1847, presided over by a Chancellor. In certain cases, appeal could be made to the Michigan Supreme Court. [6] The law creating the Court of Chancery took effect July 4, 1836 and it was abolished on March 1, 1847, with its jurisdiction given to the circuit ...