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Kalamazoo County

8th District Court

The 8th District Court handles misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, and civil infractions in Kalamazoo County. Currently has 6 judges with SCAO recommending the addition of one more.

Court Data

Judicial workload and case filing data. The 8th District handles the majority of Kalamazoo County case filings, driven by traffic and civil infractions.

8th District Court

NEEDS JUDGES

Source: 2025 Judicial Resources Recommendations (December 2025), Michigan Supreme Court, State Court Administrative Office

6

Judges

0

Filings (2025)

0

Cases / Judge

-100%

Since 2019

SCAO Recommendation

+1 district judgeship

Kalamazoo County courts are running at 119% capacity overall. If this judgeship is added, the countywide workload would drop to 105%.

Case Filings

8th District Court filings by year

Trend

-4,6009,07522,75036,42550,10045,507201934,728202033,697202136,080202235,818202341,998202402025

Filing breakdown

Civil Infractions
0
Traffic
0

0 total filings in 2025. Civil infractions and traffic cases make up the bulk of filings.