Michigan 36th District Court

Michigan 36th District Court

Detroit’s 36th District Court is located at 421 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226. This district court serves the City of Detroit in Wayne County. Below are the judges that currently preside over this court:

• Honorable Nancy McCaughan Blount (Chief Judge)
• Honorable Larry D. Williams, Jr. (Chief Judge Pro Tem)
• Honorable Lydia Nance Adams
• Honorable Roberta C. Archer
• Honorable Christopher Michael Blount
• Honorable Demetria Brue
• Honorable Esther Lynise Bryant-Weekes
• Honorable Donald Coleman
• Honorable Kahlilia Yvette Davis
• Honorable Deborah Geraldine Ford
• Honorable Austin William Garrett
• Honorable Kristina Robinson Garrett
• Honorable Ruth Ann Garrett
• Honorable Ronald Giles
• Honorable Adrienne Hinnant-Johnson
• Honorable Shannon A. Holmes
• Honorable Patricia L. Jefferson
• Honorable Kenyetta Stanford Jones
• Honorable Alicia A. Jones-Coleman
• Honorable Kenneth J. King
• Honorable Deborah L. Langston
• Honorable William McConico
• Honorable Donna R. Milhouse
• Honorable B. Pennie Millender
• Honorable Kevin F. Robbins
• Honorable David S. Robinson, Jr.
• Honorable Aliyah Sabree
• Honorable Michael E. Wagner

In April 2019, the ACLU filed a federal class action suit against the 36th District Court. The ALCU stated that the court violates defendants’ constitutional rights with cash bail.

36th District Court Cases

This district court has jurisdiction over misdemeanors, civil cases of $25,000 or less, landlord tenant disputes and other small claims. They also have jurisdiction over felony cases to determine probable cause and civil infractions like parking and traffic violations.

36th District Court Attorney

The Law Offices of Barton Morris has over 20 years of experience as 36th District Court defense attorneys. They specialize in defending:

1. DUI offenses,
2. marijuana & drug/controlled substance possession or delivery offenses,
3. firearms offenses,
4. domestic violence cases, and
5. driver’s license restoration.

Domestic Violence charges include:

• Domestic Assault and Aggravated Domestic Assault
• Assault and Battery
• Assault with Intent to Commit Great Bodily Harm
• Assault with Intent to Commit Murder
• Aggravated Stalking
• Unlawful Internet Posting

Drunk Driving (DUI/OWI) charges includes:

• Operating While Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
• Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI)
• Operating with Any Presence of a Schedule 1 Drug or Cocaine
• Under Age 21 Operating with Any Bodily Alcohol Content
• Super Drunk Driving

Drug Possession/Possession with Intent to Distribute

• Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedules 1-5

Weapon and Firearm offenses include:

• Possession of a Firearm
• Carrying a Concealed Weapon
• Unlawful discharge of a firearm
• Possession or use of firearm by a person under the influence