50th Circuit Court
Circuit Court
Contact
- Address
- 319 Court Street, Chippewa County Courthouse, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
- Phone
- (906) 635-6338
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Judges (1)
- Honorable James P. LambrosChief Judge
Court contacts
ADA Coordinator
Ms. Irene F. Semasky(906) 635-6338
ADA Coordinator
Mr. Steve Woodgate(906) 635-6338
Court Administrator
Ms. Irene F. Semasky(906) 635-6338
Language Access Coordinator
Ms. Irene F. Semasky(906) 635-6338
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.
- Forms
- Links to state court resources and State Bar of Michigan provided; no downloadable local forms found
Jurisdiction
- Divisions
- Address: 319 Court Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783; (906) 635-6338. Chief Judge: Hon. James P. Lambros. Handles felonies, civil >$25,000, family law (divorce/custody/paternity), PPOs, appeals from lower courts. Zoom hearings and QR-code docket access offered; kiosk dockets posted at the courthouse.
- Special dockets
- Drug Court program
Also worth knowing
- Family court plan
- Chippewa County MCR 8.117 plan
SCAO court code C50. 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.