Grand Traverse County Court Calendars Explained
The Grand Traverse County Court Calendar links out to public MiCOURT Court Display pages. Those displays cover 86th District Court Judge Cooney. Judge Stepka is there too. So are the listed magistrates and the PreTrial - Grand Traverse display. Antrim and Leelanau links sit on the same county page. Pick the Grand Traverse display that matches your judge, magistrate, or pretrial setting. A calendar for another county in the 86th District system will not carry your date.
MiCOURT Court Display is a daily public calendar. The visible table can show party name, time, room, and case number. Date navigation and page controls sit there too. A display that says no events are scheduled does not erase the case history. A filing may be restricted. The hearing may sit on another display, or the register may hold a later notice. The official county calendar page shows the separate public paths.
The county's master calendar page works as a directory, pointing you toward each separate Grand Traverse District Court calendar display.
Grand Traverse PreTrial on MiCOURT
PreTrial - Grand Traverse is its own published criminal calendar for the District Court. A pretrial setting is not a verdict. It may cover a plea offer, or a choice to move a case toward trial. Check the case history. Check the court's current notice too. Together they show what a specific Grand Traverse setting means.
The county's Court Display links also separate Judge Cooney, Judge Stepka, and the magistrate schedules. Once you have a case number or know your court, the calendar helps. It does not replace a case-record search, though. It is not a full courthouse schedule either.
The public MiCOURT Court Display shows the fields available for a Grand Traverse setting.
The public Court Display layout is spare by design. Its date-and-setting fields are narrow, so check them against the Grand Traverse case register itself.
Finding Your Court Date
Start with the court and date printed on your citation, notice, or order. Then run the case number through MiCOURT. A Grand Traverse District traffic or criminal matter can also be checked on the 86th District site. The eligible payment lookup is another route. A Circuit felony or civil case points to the right 13th Circuit portal instead. Open the register of actions. Tell the most recent future setting apart from dates already past.
Each Grand Traverse access channel serves a different purpose. The county Court Calendar lists the named public displays. MiCOURT may surface a next-hearing link inside a case record. The clerk or court can confirm a conflict by phone. The counter or public terminal fills gaps. Use them when a portal falls short. For a remote hearing, trust only the link or notice supplied by the court itself.
- Read the citation, order, or notice for the court and controlling date.
- Search MiCOURT by the case number and open the public case history if available.
- Use the 13th Circuit criminal or civil portal, or the 86th District channel, for the court that holds the case.
- Check the Grand Traverse Court Calendar display for the named judge, magistrate, or PreTrial schedule.
- When the setting is absent or conflicts, call the court, visit the counter or terminal, and keep the newest official notice.
Grand Traverse Calendar Display Fields
Each column on the Grand Traverse public Court Display answers one question about a scheduled event. Party Name tells you who the public participant is. Time gives the listed setting time, and Room gives the courtroom. Match the Case Number to the actual court record. That file holds the history behind the setting. Moving the Date navigation just changes which calendar day you see. It never edits the case record itself.
Filters add reach. MiCOURT's calendar reference documents filters for event date and time, courtroom, jurist, case number, case type, action category, and public status. Still, a single day on the calendar is only a slice. A Grand Traverse case history can reveal a new notice, order, reset, or filing. The calendar day never explains those.
| Party Name | The public party field displayed for the scheduled Grand Traverse event. |
|---|---|
| Time | The published setting time, not a guarantee that a matter will be called at that exact minute. |
| Room | The Court Display room field for the event; confirm any location change with the court. |
| Case Number | The identifier used to open the Grand Traverse case record and its register. |
| Setting type | Arraignment, pretrial, preliminary examination, motion, hearing, trial, sentencing, or review as identified by the record. |
How to Read a Court Setting
Every Grand Traverse setting has four parts: date, time, court, and purpose. Arraignment is the first criminal appearance. Charges, rights, plea, and the next date get handled there. A preliminary examination tests probable cause in a felony case. It comes before any bindover to Circuit Court. A motion hearing means a written request is before the judge, while a trial or sentencing carries its own purpose and a different trail in the case history.
Some labels are local. Informal traffic hearings are ordinarily before a judge or authorized magistrate. Formal traffic hearings go to a judge only when expressly requested. A district magistrate does not conduct them. The 13th Circuit holds its regular motion day on Monday, but confirm the actual setting through a Grand Traverse case-specific notice or the calendar.
- Continuance or reset
- A scheduled event moved to another date.
- Pretrial
- A criminal setting that can involve a plea offer or a decision to try the case.
- Notice of hearing
- The filed notice that identifies a date, time, court, and purpose.
- Disposition
- The recorded outcome of a case, not simply its next calendar event.
Grand Traverse Circuit Scheduling Route
13th Circuit Court Administration schedules hearings for judges and referees. A Grand Traverse Circuit setting may be missing. It may also clash with the case history. When that happens, the Court Administrator's Office is the place to escalate. Call Court Administrator Trina Girardin at 231-922-4707. Judges scheduling specialist Spencer Petrosky sits at 231-922-4720. Referee scheduling specialist Judy Seida is at 231-922-4741, and the general Circuit Court line is 231-922-4701.
Other divisions have their own numbers. The Grand Traverse County Clerk's Court Records line, 231-922-4710, handles case history and records questions. The 86th District Court sits at 231-922-4580, and Probate Court at 231-922-6862. Contact the right court directly. A countywide calendar search cannot resolve a setting held in another Grand Traverse division. For operational context on scheduling and access, the Grand Traverse local-orders index is the reference.
Local administrative orders give Grand Traverse County its rules for scheduling, court access, weather closures, and how cases get assigned. Check them before you plan any docket search.
Continuances, Resets, and Cancellations
Dates shift. A newer Grand Traverse setting can wipe out an older one. Court Display may not show the whole reset history. When a calendar entry vanishes, the reason varies. It could mean a continuance, a cancellation, a viewing restriction, or simply a different display. The strongest source for what happened and when is the latest filed notice. The newest order works too, or the court coordinator's confirmation. Work from the register by date. If an earlier setting clashes with a newer notice, call the court before you show up. The first future-looking entry is not always the live one after a continuance. For chronology, trust the case register; treat the daily calendar as a snapshot of the current day.
Grand Traverse Weather Rescheduling
The 13th Circuit local-orders page carries C13 2022-01, the Severe Weather Policy. Grand Traverse County has used it in practice. A delayed-opening alert posted on March 17, 2026 said the 86th District office would open at 10 a.m. and that earlier hearings would be rescheduled. One real event, in other words. It is not a prediction about every storm. Weather may touch your Grand Traverse court date. If it does, watch official court alerts and anything the court sends you directly. Then confirm the new setting in the register or by phone. The local-orders index explains operating policy. For a specific hearing, though, a case notice or the coordinator's word controls.
If You Miss a Court Setting
Missed a Grand Traverse court date? Act fast. Call the court that held the setting, give the case number, and ask where things stand and what you may do next. Hold onto every notice or order you received. A lawyer can advise you on the case and your duty to appear, while court staff can walk you through the record and the scheduling path but cannot give legal advice.
Missed setting: The 86th District FAQ says a missed criminal appearance can lead to a warrant and bond forfeiture. A traffic failure to respond can create a default, additional fee, and possible Secretary of State consequences.
Contact the Grand Traverse court immediately rather than waiting for a calendar display to update.
Grand Traverse Zoom Arraignment Calendar
The 86th District FAQ lays out the Grand Traverse arraignment schedule. Zoom sessions start at 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. In-custody arraignments run at 1:30 p.m. A virtual hearing is still part of the case record. For the link and how to join, rely on the court's own notice. The 86th District page promotes virtual proceedings and posts public viewing links. A Grand Traverse calendar entry may flag the event. Never assume remote access from a generic platform listing. Use the court-supplied notice, check the case number, and call 86th District if anything is unclear.