56B District Court
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Contact
- Address
- 202 W. Court St., Courts and Law Building, Hastings, MI 49058
- Phone
- (269) 945-1404
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m., closed for lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Judges (2)
- Honorable Michael Lee SchipperDistrict Judge
- Honorable William M. DohertyChief Judge
Court contacts
ADA Coordinator
Ms. Tammi Price(269) 945-1404
ADA Coordinator
Mrs. Daisey Cherniawski(269) 945-1404
Court Administrator
Ms. Ines Straube(269) 945-1404
Language Access Coordinator
Ms. Ines Straube(269) 945-1404
Filing and payment
- E-filing (MiFILE)
- MiFILE: mandatory for attorneys and voluntary (with computer access) for self-represented filers
Jurisdiction
- Divisions
- Handles civil cases up to $25,000, misdemeanors, traffic, landlord-tenant, small claims, land-contract forfeitures; conducts misdemeanor/felony arraignments and preliminary examinations. Address: 206 W. Court St., Ste. 202, Hastings, MI 49058; (269) 945-1404.
Also worth knowing
- Family court plan
- Barry County MCR 8.117 plan
- Notes
- Same cross-state namespace caution as the 5th Circuit Court row: barrycountycourt.com is Barry County, Missouri, not this court.
SCAO court code D56B. 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.