The Washtenaw County Court Calendar
Washtenaw County has no single court calendar covering every case. The 14A District Court calendar links are split into 14A-1, 14A-2, 14A-3, and 14A-4. Ann Arbor matters sit with the 15th Judicial District Court. That court posts its own daily calendar choices. Circuit, probate, district, and specialty cases belong to whichever court holds the record. They do not answer to a countywide guess.
The county connects its online docket and calendar information to the court case-management system. It updates as scheduling changes come in. That makes a solid starting point. Still, a continuance, a local administrative order, a holiday closure, a weather event, or a remote-hearing change can call for direct verification.
Public calendars also leave out nonpublic and sealed matters. A missing listing proves nothing. It does not show that a case was dismissed, finished, or never filed.
Washtenaw County 14A Court Calendars
The county's online-resources page bundles 14A case-search and calendar links with online plea, traffic review, warrant review, payment, and records information. Pick the 14A site matching the municipality and the case. The county location guide lists four 14A locations. A shared county address does not tell you which calendar is right.
A 14A calendar is one link in the Washtenaw County court-calendar chain. It is not a replacement for the case history. Use the case number and event type where offered. When a date, time, or courtroom truly matters, call the court.
That grouping is the reason to search the correct 14A court location. A generic countywide query will not do the work.
How to Find Your Washtenaw County Court Date
When the event affects travel, an appearance, or a deadline, use more than one channel to find a Washtenaw County court date. Begin with the court and the case number. Then set the public case history beside that court's own calendar. The county routes public case look-up through MiCOURT. It keeps separate 14A calendar paths. It also lists records and court-service routes for the questions an online entry cannot answer.
- Identify the court from the municipality, case type, and any notice or case number.
- Use the county online-resources page for the matching 14A calendar or use the 15th District daily calendar for Ann Arbor cases.
- Search MiCOURT Case Search by the selected court, name, or case number to review the public case history.
- Read the current calendar entry for date, time, court or judge, and setting type, then compare it with later docket entries.
- Call the clerk or division of the court of record when the calendar is unclear, has changed, or omits the needed information.
- Use the court counter or records counter for in-person access when a public terminal, paper record, or local procedure is needed.
The 15th daily-calendar instructions say outright to call and verify the time. Phone and counter confirmation are part of a complete Washtenaw County court-date search, not a fallback after an online screen falls short.
Note: A Washtenaw County calendar shows a schedule; the docket or register holds the fuller chronological record of filings and orders.
Washtenaw County 15th Daily Calendar
The 15th Judicial District Court's daily-calendar page offers All Listings, judge-specific listings, Magistrate Wang, Small Claims Mediation, Case Evaluation Panel-A, Case Evaluation Panel-B, and felony probable-cause or preliminary-examination listings. Those choices let someone checking a Washtenaw County calendar zero in on the event type instead of reading a broad listing as a full case history.
Felony probable-cause and preliminary-examination calendars can include 14A, 14B, and 15th matters, and they may be held at 14A-1. That crossover makes confirming with the court important. Nonpublic and sealed cases never appear on the daily calendar, and the case-management system can post schedule changes after a listing has been viewed.
The court-specific choices make the 15th calendar a practical Ann Arbor route. The sealed-case notice is why no one should treat it as a complete list.
Reading a Washtenaw County Court Setting
A setting line carries the scheduling basics of a Washtenaw County court event. It may show a date, a time, a courtroom or location, a judge or magistrate, and an event type. What it usually lacks is the full reason for the hearing. The underlying order is missing too. So is the current status of a disputed issue. Read the case history around the setting. Look both before and after. Check again if the event was continued or a later notice appeared.
| Date | The scheduled calendar date, subject to a later court change or order. |
|---|---|
| Time | The public setting time; it may be a docket call rather than a guaranteed individual hearing start. |
| Courtroom or location | The court-specific room, site, or location information shown by the calendar. |
| Judge or magistrate | The assigned judicial officer or calendar grouping where publicly displayed. |
| Setting type | The event label, such as hearing, mediation, case evaluation, arraignment, probable-cause conference, or preliminary examination. |
A setting is not a disposition. A case can be scheduled, moved, cancelled, or left off the public calendar, and the calendar itself will not explain the legal reason.
Washtenaw County Court Calendar Filters
Filters earn their keep when a public Washtenaw County calendar runs long. At the 15th District Court, the official choices separate all listings from judge, magistrate, mediation, case-evaluation, and felony-stage groups. A filter only changes the schedule view. It does not move the case to another court. It also does not remove the need to check the register of actions.
| Calendar view | What it helps locate | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| All Listings | A broad daily view of public settings. | Case number, court, time, and whether later entries changed the event. |
| Judge or magistrate | Settings grouped by the listed judicial officer. | Whether the case belongs to that court and whether the time is current. |
| Mediation or case evaluation | Public alternative-dispute-resolution calendar events. | The docket history and any court notice that explains the event. |
| Felony-stage listing | Probable-cause and preliminary-examination events that may cross court locations. | The actual location with the court before travel. |
The official 14A district contact routing gives a court-specific path when a filtered calendar entry needs confirmation.
Contact routing ties a calendar result to the clerk or court location that can verify the public setting.
Resets, Continuances, and Cancellations
Washtenaw County schedules change, and the labels matter. A continuance, sometimes called an adjournment, pushes a matter to a new date or holds it over. A cancellation works differently. It can wipe a listing off the court calendar without settling anything in the case itself. When a setting shifts, the public calendar may catch up, but only the docket plus confirmation from the court tells you which event took the old one's place.
Plenty of things move a Washtenaw County hearing. Weather and holidays do. So can local administrative orders, court operations, and approved remote changes. An item vanishing from a public listing is never proof of a dismissal. Look at the later case-history entries, and call the court of record before you make any appearance decision that turns on the current date.
Note: Read any Washtenaw County court-calendar change alongside the later case history, since the calendar alone does not show every order or reason behind it.
Washtenaw County Remote Court Settings
Zoom is not automatic for a Washtenaw County court setting. The 15th District Court's instructions require an advance request or email to the assigned judge. Approval comes next. So does at least 24 hours' notice. A public calendar listing grants no universal remote link. It gives no blanket permission to attend from home either. Always confirm the particular court's instructions and any order entered in the case.
One state order deserves mention here. Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order 2025-1 created a pilot project. It allows accompaniment services in legal proceedings for people who cannot afford counsel. It is an access-to-justice pilot, nothing more. It does not rewrite every calendar date, courtroom procedure, or remote-hearing option. The June 18, 2025 administrative order spells out the official pilot description.
For any Washtenaw County setting, the assigned court and any case-specific notice control how participation works.
What To Do If You Miss a Setting
Missed a Washtenaw County court date? Act fast. Pin down the court, the case number, and the division first. Then contact the court of record for current information. What happens next depends on the type of proceeding and any order already entered. A clerk can explain the available record or contact channel, but a clerk cannot give legal advice or change an order. If counsel represents you, call that attorney about the missed event too.
Here is what can follow a no-show. The 15th District Court's traffic and criminal information says failure to appear can bring a warrant and a $60 warrant fee. That consequence does not predict every Washtenaw County setting. It is still a strong reason to verify your status now instead of waiting for a future calendar listing.
Missed a setting? Contact the Washtenaw County court of record promptly to confirm the current docket status and next authorized step.
Do not assume that a calendar omission means the matter ended, because a hearing can be moved, cancelled, or restricted from public display.
For a missed criminal or traffic setting, use the court’s current instructions and obtain legal advice when the case posture requires it.
Washtenaw County Calendar and Case Records
The Washtenaw County court calendar and the docket do different jobs. A calendar schedules public events. A register of actions records filings, notices, motions, orders, and settings over the life of the case. Michigan Court Rule 8.119 generally opens trial-court records to the public, though it permits restrictions, redactions, and nonpublic categories. So even when both tools are online, the calendar can lag behind the case history in detail.
Need more than the public listing shows? Use the case number. With it, you can request the register, a public document, or the right copy. Ask the court holding the record. Public access does not make every attachment public. A certified or exemplified copy follows a different process than a simple date check, mind you.