Civil Motions
Civil Motions should be scheduled on Tuesdays, or Fridays at 1:00 p.m. The original motion should be filed with the Jackson County Clerk’s Office. A Judge’s copy should be sent separately to the Judge’s office. It is not necessary to call the Judge’s office to schedule a motion hearing.

Domestic Motions
Domestic Motions should be scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. The original motion should be filed with the Jackson County Clerk’s Office. A Judge’s copy should be sent separately to the Judge’s office. It is not necessary to call the Judge’s office to schedule a motion hearing.

Summary Disposition Motions
Summary Disposition Motions must be scheduled with the Judge’s office at (517) 788-4390. These are generally heard on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., with thirty (30) minutes allotted for each motion.

PPO Motions
All PPO motions should be scheduled on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. It is not necessary to call the Judge’s office to schedule a motion hearing.

Criminal Motions
Criminal motions should be scheduled on Tuesdays or Fridays at 8:45 a.m. The original motion should be filed with the Clerk’s office and a Judge’s copy should be sent separately to the Judge’s office. It is not necessary to call the Judge’s office to schedule a motion hearing.

Dates Unavailable
You will be able to check any unavailable dates for Judge McBain by going to the Jackson County Court Calendar at http://www.d12.com/c12/c12_calendar.php or the Dates Unavailable link on the Judge’s web page under his weekly schedule.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions about this page please email Kim Woodard at kwoodard@co.jackson.mi.us