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
HONORABLE
CURTIS J. BELL
Judge of Probate Court since 2005
Served in Circuit Court Family Division 2005-2014
Served in Probate Court 2014-2022
Presiding Judge of Probate Court 2014-2022
Serving in Circuit Court Trial Division Civil since 2023
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
Served in Circuit Court Trial Division 2007-2022
Chief Circuit/Probate Judge since 2022
Serving in Probate Court since 2023
Presiding Judge of Probate Court since 2023
HONORABLE
CHRISTOPHER T. HAENICKE
Judge of District Court since 2015
Serving in District Court since 2015
HONORABLE
KATHLEEN P. HEMINGWAY
Judge of District Court since 2017
Serving in District Court since 2017
Chief Judge of District Court since 2024
HONORABLE
ALISA L. PARKER-LAGRONE
Judge of District Court since 2021
Serving in District Court since 2021
Chief Judge Pro Tempore of District Court since 2024
HONORABLE
REBECCA J. D'ANGELO
Judge of Circuit Court since 2023
Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 2023
HONORABLE
KENNETH N. BARNARD
Judge of Circuit Court since 2023
Serving in Circuit Court Trial Division since 2023
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
G. SCOTT PIERANGELI
Judge of Probate Court since 2013
Serving in Circuit Court Family Division since 2013
Presiding Judge of Family Division 2019-2022
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
Presiding Judge of Family Division since 2023
HONORABLE
BECKET J. JONES
Judge of District Court since 2023
Serving in District Court since 2023
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
Kevin M. Tatroe
District Court Administrator
Scott D. Coffey
District Court Deputy 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
Mark A. Holsomback
Magistrate since 2023