88th District Court

District Court

Contact

Address
719 Chisholm St., Alpena County Office Building, Alpena, MI 49707

Judges (2)

  • Honorable Alan Michael CurtisProbate/District Judge
  • Honorable Keith Edward BlackChief Judge

Court contacts

Filing and payment

E-filing (MiFILE)
Not on SCAO's statewide MiFILE court list (checked 8/27/2026, list dated 7/23/2025) — either not yet on MiFILE, or on a system this particular list doesn't track. Verify directly with the court.
Forms
State-approved forms via alpenacounty.org; no county-specific forms found

Jurisdiction

Divisions
Address: County Annex Building, 719 W. Chisholm Suite 3, Alpena, MI 49707-2452. Phone (989) 354-9678, fax (989) 354-9785. Judge Alan M. Curtis. Handles misdemeanors up to 1 year, felony arraignments/prelims, civil <=$25,000, small claims <=$6,500, landlord-tenant, land contract forfeitures, civil infractions/traffic. Issues arrest/search warrants, sets bail. Michigan Court Records lists this as an '88-1 District and Probate Court' combined designation, suggesting administrative linkage with Probate, though not confirmed on the court's own page. Same shared-with-Montmorency caveat as the 26th Circuit Court above (SADO lists it jointly; not explicitly stated on either county's own site).
Special dockets
Drug and Alcohol Sobriety Court program run by the District Court
Shared court
Serves Alpena, Montmorency (likely)

Also worth knowing

SCAO court code D88~1. Compiled from the Michigan SCAO trial court directory and this court's own website, last checked 2026-08-29. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the court directly.