Kalamazoo County Courts and Court Services

HONORABLE
TIFFANY A. ANKLEY

Judge of Probate Court since 2015

Serving in District Court since 2015

Chief Judge Pro Tempore of District Court since 2018

HONORABLE
CURTIS J. BELL

Judge of Probate Court since 2005

Served in Circuit Court Family Division 2005-2014

Serving in Probate Court since 2014

HONORABLE
ANNE E. BLATCHFORD

Judge of District Court since 2004

Serving in District Court since 2004

HONORABLE
PAUL J. BRIDENSTINE 

Judge of District Court 2000-2015

Judge of Circuit Court since 2015

Serving in Circuit Court Trial Division since 2015

Presiding Judge of Trial Division since 2015

HONORABLE
GARY C. GIGUERE, JR.

Judge of Circuit Court since 2007

Serving in Circuit Court Trial Division since 2007

Chief Circuit/Probate Judge Pro Tempore since 2020

HONORABLE
STEPHEN D. GORSALITZ

Judge of Circuit Court since 1999

Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 1999

HONORABLE
CHRISTOPHER T. HAENICKE, JR.

Judge of District Court since 2015

Serving in District Court since 2015

Chief Judge of District Court since 2018

HONORABLE
KATHLEEN P. HEMINGWAY

Judge of District Court since 2017

Serving in District Court since 2017

HONORABLE
PAMELA L. LIGHTVOET

Judge of Circuit Court since 2007

Serving in Circuit Court

Trial Division since 2007

HONORABLE
ALEXANDER C. LIPSEY

Judge of Circuit Court since 2007

Serving in Circuit Court

Trial Division since 2007

Chief Circuit/Probate Judge since 2018

HONORABLE
JULIE K. PHILLIPS

Judge of District Court since 2009

Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 2014

HONORABLE
G. SCOTT PIERANGELI

Judge of Probate Court since 2013

Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 2013

Presiding Judge of Family Division since 2019

HONORABLE
RICHARD A. SANTONI

Judge of District Court since 1997

Serving in District Court since 1997

HONORABLE
VINCENT C. WESTRA

Judge of District Court since 1992

Serving in District Court since 1992