Ingham County Circuit Court, Michigan Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICAL
Matters requiring testimony or hearings longer than 15 minutes must be scheduled with the assigned judge's judicial assistant, and the judge has discretion over the date and time.
(3) Any matter requiring testimony or hearings of more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled with the assigned judge's judicial assistant and may be scheduled on a date and time at the discretion of the assigned judge.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 517-483-6426
Schedule hearings by calling the Judicial Assistant; motions without a hearing scheduled through the Assistant will not be heard.
All hearings must be scheduled by calling the Judicial Assistant, Janell Liles, at 517-483-6426, unless otherwise directed by the Court. This office does not schedule via e-mail. Motions received without a hearing scheduled through the Judicial Assistant will not be heard.
WARNINGCivil cases
Motion day is Wednesday; if a legal holiday affects it, the assignment clerk sets a new motion day and gives notice.
Motion day shall be Wednesday. If a legal holiday coincides in some manner, the assignment clerk shall set a new motion day and provide appropriate notice.
WARNINGCivil cases
Any matter requiring testimony or hearings of more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled with the assigned judge’s judicial assistant and may be scheduled on a date and time at the discretion of the assigned judge.
Any matter requiring testimony or hearings of more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled with the assigned judge’s judicial assistant and may be scheduled on a date and time at the discretion of the assigned judge.
WARNINGCivil cases
Any matter requiring testimony or hearings of more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled by the assignment clerk other than on motion day.
Any matter requiring testimony or hearings of more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled by the assignment clerk other than on motion day.
WARNING
Please note if a hearing will require testimony or arguments of more than fifteen minutes so sufficient time can be allotted.
Please note if a hearing will require testimony or arguments of more than fifteen minutes so sufficient time can be allotted.
WARNING
- Contact
Hearings may not be scheduled by email.
This office does not schedule via e-mail.
WARNING
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Motion practice is in person; contact the Law Clerk by email to seek an exception to appear via Zoom.
Motion practice before Judge Jamo is conducted in person. If you seek an exception to appear via Zoom, please contact the Law Clerk, Kacie Smith, at ksmith@ingham.org.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 517-483-6438
If you cannot use video, call the Judicial Assistant before the hearing to determine whether audio-only participation is sufficient.
If you do not have access to the video feature, please call the Judicial Assistant, (Shondell Strickland at 517-483-6438) ahead of the scheduled hearing time to determine if the use of audio only is sufficient.
WARNING
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Email non-audio and non-video exhibits to the court's law clerk for safekeeping until the hearing.
All exhibits that are not audio or video files must be emailed to this court's law clerk at jbrodowicz@ingham.org who will keep them for safekeeping until the hearing.
WARNINGCivil cases
Necessary accommodations for parties or witnesses must be reported to the Court as soon as they are identified.
Necessary accommodations for parties or witnesses must be reported to the Court as soon as they are identified so appropriate arrangements can be made, i.e. interpreter of deaf or foreign language, physical mobility concerns, etc.
WARNING
For hearings not listed as eligible for Zoom, contact the judge’s office to request permission.
For all other hearings, contact the judge’s office for permission.
INFOCivil cases
An attorney of record may obtain a hearing date from the trial judge’s secretary for matters including uncontested divorce cases, brief motion arguments, and hearings.
An attorney of record may secure a date for hearing from the trial judge’s secretary for matters such as uncontested divorce cases, brief motion arguments, and hearings.
INFOCivil cases
A party or attorney of record may obtain a hearing date from the assigned judge’s judicial assistant.
A party or an attorney of record may secure a date for a hearing from the assigned judge’s judicial assistant.
INFO
A party or attorney of record may arrange a hearing date through the assigned judge's judicial assistant.
(1) An party or attorney of record may secure a date for hearing from the assigned judge's judicial assistant.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 517-483-6436
Contact the Judicial Assistant by phone for general questions or scheduling needs.
If you have any general questions or scheduling needs, please contact this Court’s Judicial Assistant, Amie Grulke, at 517-483-6436 or agrulke@ingham.org.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 517-483-6484
Contact the Law Clerk by phone for Ex Parte or Personal Protection Order questions or Personal Protection Order scheduling needs.
If you have any Ex Parte or Personal Protection Order questions or Personal Protection Order scheduling needs (only), please contact this Court’s Law Clerk, Linda Widener, at 517-483-6484 or lwidener@ingham.org.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 517-483-6407
Contact the Court Recorder by phone for transcript requests.
If you have Transcript Requests, please contact this Court’s Court Recorder, Alexandra Dodds, at 517-483-6407 or adodds@ingham.org.
INFO
- Contact
Contact the Court Reporter by email for technology details or to schedule an equipment test run.
To obtain more details regarding technology or to schedule a “test run” of the equipment, please contact the Court Reporter, Toni Coltman, at tcoltman@ingham.org.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 517-483-6500 ext. 6718
Contact the ADR/Case Processing Coordinator to obtain proposed dates when changes to pretrial or trial dates are proposed.
If proposed changes impact pretrial and trial dates, the stipulation must include new proposed dates obtained from the ADR/Case Processing Coordinator, Brian Kim, at 517-483-6500 ext. 6718.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 517-483-6438
For questions, contact Judicial Assistant Shondell Strickland by phone.
If you have any questions, please contact this court's Judicial Assistant, Shondell Strickland at 517-483-6438.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- 517-483-6348
If a case settles before trial, a pro con hearing may be scheduled by calling the Judicial Assistant.
If the case is settled before trial, a pro con hearing may be scheduled prior to trial by calling the Judicial Assistant at 517-483-6348.
How may parties contact Ingham County Circuit Court, Michigan?
Ingham County Circuit Court, Michigan: Matters requiring testimony or hearings longer than 15 minutes must be scheduled with the assigned judge's judicial assistant, and the judge has discretion over the date and time.
Judge James S. Jamo: The rule lists phone 517-483-6426. Schedule hearings by calling the Judicial Assistant; motions without a hearing scheduled through the Assistant will not be heard.
Judge Patricia A. Tremblay: Necessary accommodations for parties or witnesses must be reported to the Court as soon as they are identified.
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