
53rd Circuit Court

Please follow the link below to see our current court schedule.
Judge Gauthier
Judge Vizina
Circuit Court has jurisdiction over:
- Civil cases of $25,000 or more
- Criminal felony cases
- Equity cases
- Domestic cases including the following “Family Court” matters:
- Divorce
- Personal Protection Order
- Paternity Action
- Child Support (micase)
- Visitation/Parenting Time
- Custody
For In Pro Per legal guidance please visit http://michiganlegalhelp.org .
Due to COVID-19 our public seating in the courtroom is limited. At this time the majority of our hearings are being held via Zoom video for the wellness of all parties, including staff and the public. We have established a YouTube channel where you may view all public court hearings held by the Honorable Aaron J. Gauthier. Public hearings are live streamed and remain on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc0L8vggh4KetwU-D6LokWg
Court Closures
The Court will be closed on the following days for the remainder of 2020:
- Veterans Day, November 11th, Wednesday
- Thanksgiving, November 26th & 27th, Thursday & Friday
- Christmas Eve, December 24th, Thursday
- Christmas, December 25th, Friday
- New Years Eve, December 31, Thursday
Helpful Links
Sex Offender Registry: https://www.communitynotification.com/cap_main.php?office=55242/
Offender Tracking Information System: http://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2.html
Court Rules: https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/rules/Pages/current-court-rules.aspx
Court forms: https://courts.michigan.gov/administration/scao/forms/pages/search-for-a-form.aspx
Secretary of State: https://www.michigan.gov/sos
Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL): http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(fxhmadprpwc4di4o4tao2iqx))/mileg.aspx?page=home
Office
Hours
8:00am-4:30pm
Additional Staff