85th District Court
District Court
Contact
- Address
- 448 Court Place, Beulah, MI 49617
- Phone
- (231) 882-0019
Judges (2)
- Honorable David A. ThompsonChief Judge
- Honorable John D. MeadProbate/District Judge
Court contacts
ADA Coordinator
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-0019
Court Administrator
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-0019
Language Access Coordinator
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-0019
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 via GovPros payment portal
Jurisdiction
- Divisions
- Same building as Circuit/Probate, 448 Court Place, Beulah, MI 49617. Judge John D. Mead. Court's own page explicitly states this court 'operates independently' -- i.e., NOT shared with Manistee, unlike the Circuit Court above. Handles landlord-tenant, misdemeanors, civil <=$25,000, small claims, traffic.
- Shared court
- Serves Benzie, Manistee (not shared (same number coincidence))
Also worth knowing
- Family court plan
- Benzie County MCR 8.117 plan
- Notes
- Domain drift from benzieco.net to benzieco.gov (see Circuit Court row).
SCAO court code D85~1. 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.