1st Judicial Circuit Court (Criminal, Divorce)

COUNTY OF HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN

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~ ALL COURTS: REMOTE AND IN PERSON HEARINGS NOTICE ~

Effective March 7, 2022 we will be reopening the courtrooms of all three courts to the public. Each judge will determine which hearings will be held in person and which will be done remotely. Because the courtrooms will be open to the public, however, hearings will no longer be broadcast on YouTube. Each litigant should carefully look at their notice of hearing to determine if his or her hearing is in person or remote. If there are any questions, he or she should call the court.

Honorable Sara Lisznyai, Circuit Court Judge

Office Information

Circuit Court Administrator - Cindy Webb

For scheduling information, please contact the Circuit Court Administrator.

Court Recorder - Tara Ruble

Telephone: (517) 437-4321

Online Docket & Video Court Hearings

Click to view Circuit Court Online Docket hosted by the State of Michigan SCAO/JIS.

In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, on April 7, 2020 the Michigan Supreme Court implemented Administrative Order 2020-6 which expanded the authority of judicial officers to conduct proceedings remotely. AO 2020-6 is designed to help courts manage remote proceedings, including:

Allowing for confidential communication between a party and their lawyer;
Providing access to the public during the proceeding or immediately after via a video recording, unless the proceeding is closed or limited by court rule or statute; and,
Recording of the proceeding must be sufficient to produce a verbatim written transcript.

If you have questions about the posted video court proceedings for Circuit Court, please call (517) 437-4321.

Circuit Court YouTube Channel for court hearings conducted through Zoom.