Kalamazoo County Courts and Court Services
Judges, Magistrate & Referees
Judges

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
Presiding Judge of Probate Court since 2014

HONORABLE
PAUL J. BRIDENSTINE
Judge of District Court 2000-2015
Judge of Circuit Court since 2015
Serving in Circuit Court 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 since 2022

HONORABLE
STEPHEN D. GORSALITZ
Judge of Circuit Court since 1999
Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 1999

HONORABLE
CHRISTOPHER T. HAENICKE
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
ALISA L. PARKER-LAGRONE
Judge of District Court since 2021
Serving in District Court since 2021

HONORABLE
PAMELA L. LIGHTVOET
Judge of Circuit Court since 2007
Serving in Circuit Court Trial Division since 2007
Presiding Judge of Trial Division since 2022

HONORABLE
ALEXANDER C. LIPSEY
Judge of Circuit Court since 2007
Serving in Circuit Court Trial Division since 2007

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
Chief Circuit/Probate Judge Pro Tem since 2022

HONORABLE
RICHARD A. SANTONI
Judge of District Court since 1997
Serving in District Court since 1997

HONORABLE
NAMITA SHARMA
Judge of District Court since 2021
Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 2021

HONORABLE
VINCENT C. WESTRA
Judge of District Court since 1992
Serving in District Court since 1992
Court Administrators, Referees, and Magistrates
Court Administrators

Chad A. Kewish
Circuit Court/Probate Court Administrator

Nigel Crum
Circuit Court Deputy Court Administrator/Trial Division Administrator

Ann E. Filkins
District Court Administrator
Circuit Court Referees

Robin V. King
Circuit Court Family Division Referee

Dori K.
Leo
Circuit Court Family Division Referee

Denise E. Noble
Circuit Court Family Division Referee

Kate M. Procunier
Circuit Court Family Division Referee

Paul J. Yancho
Circuit Court Family Division Referee
District Court Magistrate

Nicholas Schaberg
Magistrate since 2007