74th District Court

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Contact

Address
1230 Washington Ave., Bay City, MI 48708
Hours
Not separately published on the District Court page in this pass -- confirm directly with Court Administration.

Judges (3)

  • Honorable Dawn A. KlidaDistrict Judge
  • Honorable Mark E. JanerChief Judge
  • Honorable Timothy J. KellyDistrict 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 payment for traffic tickets and court fines linked directly from the court's homepage.
Forms
Site directs filers to the statewide SCAO forms search rather than hosting local forms.

Jurisdiction

Divisions
3 District Judges (6-year terms): Chief Judge Mark Janer, Judge Timothy J. Kelly, Judge Dawn A. Klida. Address: 1230 Washington Avenue, Suite 747, Bay City, MI 48708. Phone (989) 895-4232, TDD/TTY (989) 895-4049. Civil ≤$25,000 (small claims ≤$7,000), landlord-tenant, misdemeanors/traffic, felony preliminary examinations. 21 court staff plus a 6-person probation staff.

Also worth knowing

Family court plan
Bay County MCR 8.117 plan
Notes
Domain drift: master-directory URL baycounty-mi.gov is dead; current site is baycountymi.gov, and the correct District Court page path is /courts_law/74th_district_court.php (not /DistrictCourt/Default.aspx).

SCAO court code D74. 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.