The photos from the January 9, 2020 Naturalization Ceremony are now available. Please click here to access the Naturalization Ceremony Photos page.
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News & Announcements
Check this page or the News and Announcements box on the homepage for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
November 15, 2019
Under Administrative Order No. 19-MS-086, all offices of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan will be CLOSED on the following days:...
November 7, 2019
Please see the attached Notice of Reappointment of Federal Public Defender Sharon Turek. This link leads to a letter from the Sixth Circuit soliciting public comment on this...
November 5, 2019
The photos from the November 5, 2019 Naturalization Ceremony are now available. Please click here to access the Naturalization Ceremony Photos page.
October 20, 2019
The CM/ECF system for the Western District of Michigan is operational again. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you.
October 19, 2019
The CM/ECF system for the Western District of Michigan is currently in a degraded state, and users can neither access nor file documents.
Please watch here for updates regarding this issue. Thank you!
September 19, 2019
The photos from the September 18, 2019 Naturalization Ceremony are now available. Please click here to access the Naturalization Ceremony Photos page.
September 13, 2019
The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is pleased to announce the appointment of Sally Berens as its newest Magistrate Judge. Ms. Berens will fill the position opened by the retirement of Magistrate Judge...
August 6, 2019
On Friday, August 23rd, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan will begin the upgrade process for its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system to the Next Generation (NextGen) of CM/ECF. Refer to...
July 26, 2019
A NEW online transcript request form is available for digitally recorded proceedings. Click HERE to access the page.