18th Circuit Court

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Contact

Address
1230 Washington Ave., Bay City, MI 48708
Hours
Hours not separately published on the Circuit Court page beyond general county business hours (M-F 8:00am-5:00pm) -- confirm directly with Court Administration.

Judges (3)

  • Honorable Jessie Scott WoodCircuit Judge
  • Honorable Joseph K. SheeranCircuit Judge
  • Honorable Mark E. JanerChief 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
Not separately documented on the Circuit Court page in this pass.
Forms
Site directs filers to the statewide SCAO forms search and to Michigan Legal Help rather than hosting local forms.

Jurisdiction

Divisions
2 Circuit Judges: Hon. Joseph K. Sheeran, Hon. Jessie Scott Wood. Address: 1230 Washington Avenue, Suite 725, Bay City, MI 48708. Handles civil >$25,000, felonies/serious misdemeanors, all domestic relations (incl. PPOs), appeals from lower courts/local boards/some state agencies, jury services. Probation Division: Suite 619, (989) 895-4250. Friend of the Court: Suite 660, (989) 895-4295. Jury Board: (989) 895-4272, juryclerk@baycountymi.gov.
Special dockets
Per the Circuit Court's own page, its Family Division handles all child protective (abuse/neglect) proceedings and juvenile delinquency cases -- but the county's separate 'Probate & Family Court' web section also covers Child Protection and Juvenile Delinquency directly. Worth a follow-up call to confirm exactly which division has current administrative responsibility, since the site's own pages describe this two different ways.

Also worth knowing

Family court plan
Bay County MCR 8.117 plan
Notes
Domain drift: master-directory URL baycounty-mi.gov (with hyphen) is dead; current site is baycountymi.gov (no hyphen).

SCAO court code C18. 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.