St. Joseph County Courts

This page contains basic information about the courts and clerk in St. Joseph County. This page has been created for your convenience and does not serve as the official webpage for the county, courts, or clerk listed herein. Because personnel changes can happen frequently, the contents of this page may be out of date, though every effort has been made to keep the content current. Report errors on this page to the Indiana Courts webmaster.

 

St. Joseph County Local Rules of Court

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Document Date PDF Pages Size
Proposed Rules
Published
Effective
     
Circuit, Superior & Probate Courts (Caseload Allocation Plan)
08.28.08
01.01.09
Adobe PDF File
5
39 kb
Comments to the above proposed local rules may be made, in writing, by following the instructions in the document before September 27, 2008.
Circuit, Superior & Probate Courts
06.16.08
01.01.09 & Upon Approval
Adobe PDF File
19
160 kb
Current Rules          
Circuit, Superior & Probate Courts
01.15.08
In Effect
Adobe PDF File
126
386 kb
 

Links to Official Websites for St. Joseph County:

St. Joseph County http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/
Probate Court http://users.michiana.org/probate/
 

Contact Information for St. Joseph County

Email addresses for the Clerk and the Courts are typically not published to this website. If the Clerk or Courts do not publish email addresses to their official website(s) [listed above, if available], then email is not an appropriate way to contact these offices with questions or requests.

Clerk's Office Circuit Court

101 South Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601 [map]

Pho: (574) 235-9635
Fax: (574) 235-9831

Clerk of Courts
Rita L. Glenn (D)

 

101 South Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601 [map]

Pho: (574) 235-9551
Fax: (574) 235-6618

Judge
Hon. Michael G. Gotsch

Magistrates
Larry L. Ambler
David T. Ready

 

Probate Court Superior Court (South Bend)

1000 South Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601 [map]

Pho: (574) 235-5378
Fax: (574) 235-5382

Judge
Peter J. Nemeth

Magistrate
Harold E. Brueseke
Barbara Johnston
Rochelle S. Cotter

 

101 South Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601 [map]

Pho: (574) 235-9893
Fax: (574) 245-6601

Judges
Hon. Roland W. Chamblee, Jr.
Hon. J. Jerome Frese
Hon. John M. Marnocha
Hon. William T. Means
Hon. Jane Woodward Miller
Hon. Michael P. Scopelitis
Hon. David C. Chapleau

Magistrates
Richard L. McCormick
Brian W. Steinke

 

Superior Court (Mishawaka) Walkerton Town Court

219 Lincolnway West
Mishawaka, IN 46544 [map]

Pho: (574) 256-6219
Fax: (574) 256-6306

Judge
Jenny Pitts Manier

 

PO Box 103 (mailing address)
Walkerton, IN 46574

Pho: (574) 586-2340

Judge
Hon. Roger L. Huizenga

 

 
Last modified on Tuesday, October, 07, 2008
Historical Postard: St. Joseph County Courthouse, South Bend, Indiana

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St. Joseph County Courthouse
South Bend, Indiana

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Courthouse Location
101 South Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601 [map]

 
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