86th District Court

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Contact

Address
205 Cayuga, Antrim County Building, Bellaire, MI 49615
Hours
Magistrate walk-in hours vary by county location: Antrim Mondays 1:30-3:30pm, Grand Traverse Mondays 2:30-4:00pm, Leelanau Wednesdays 9:00-11:00am. General court hours not separately confirmed this pass.

Judges (2)

  • Honorable Michael S. StepkaDistrict Judge
  • Honorable Robert A. CooneyChief 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.
Payments
Online Payments page; civil infraction payments available on the website (criminal-case payment display beyond 7 years temporarily limited during a records-reconciliation project as of this pass).
Forms
Civil and Criminal forms pages; Filing Fees (PDF), General Civil Fees, Landlord/Tenant Fees, Service/Miscellaneous Fees, and Small Claims fee schedules all separately published.
Local administrative orders
Administrative Orders page linked from the 'About Us' section.

Jurisdiction

Divisions
The 86th District Court is also a MULTI-COUNTY court shared by Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties (one bench, one current website: gtcountymi.gov/2747/86th-District-Court -- the master-directory URL co.grand-traverse.mi.us is the old/legacy domain). 2 District Judges: Judge Stepka, Judge Cooney; 3 Magistrates: Doucette, Carter, Rodgers. Divisions: Civil, Community Corrections, Criminal, Probation, Traffic. Filings accepted by email, fax, and drop box.
Special dockets
Specialty Courts program includes Sobriety Court, Drug Court, Community Outreach Court, and an Eviction Diversion Program (Drug Court Handbook published) -- shared across all three counties.
Shared court
Serves Grand Traverse, Antrim, Leelanau (confirmed)

Also worth knowing

Notes
Same shared court/website as Grand Traverse County's 86th District Court entry -- see that row for full detail. Master-directory URL (co.grand-traverse.mi.us) is legacy; current site is gtcountymi.gov.

SCAO court code D86~1. Compiled from the Michigan SCAO trial court directory and this court's own website, last checked 2026-08-28. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the court directly.