Eaton County Trial Courts

Court Closure effective March 17, 2020

Michigan Supreme Court: Administrative Order No. 2020-2: Order Limiting Activities/Assemblages in Court Facilities

Reduced Courthouse Hours

The business offices of the Eaton County Trial Courts, including: the 56th Circuit, 56A District, Probate, Juvenile and Friend of the Court; will be closed to the public from March 23, 2020 until April 13, 2020. The court offices will be open for essential services by appointment only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00am until 2:00pm. Essential services will be handled as outlined by the Supreme Court Order 2020-2.

Entrance into the courthouse will be by appointment only.
Please reference the attached order for more information on procedure changes.

Please direct questions to the appropriate courts below:

56th Circuit Court
517-543-4335
circuitcourtclerk@eatoncounty.org

Community Corrections
517-543-3490

56A District Court
Criminal Division: 517-543-3359 districtcourt@eatoncounty.org

Civil Division: 517-543-4064 districtcourtcivil@eatoncounty.org

Traffic Division: 517-543-3359 traffic@eatoncounty.org

Friend of the Court 
517-543-6850

Juvenile Court 
517-543-6003 ext. 1246

Probate Court
517-543-7500 ext. 1276

Old Courthouse Tower

The Eaton County judicial system consists of the Circuit Court, the Probate Court, and the District Court. Together they form a judicial team responsible for providing an equal and fair system of justice to citizens of Eaton County.