6th Circuit Court, Oakland County, Michigan - Criminal Defense Attorney, Josh Jones

6^th Circuit Court – Oakland County, Michigan

The Circuit Court is a division of the state judiciary, and it serves as a trial court of general jurisdiction serving all the citizens of Oakland County and the townships, cities and villages located within. The court is located at 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac, MI. The court currently has two satellite offices for Adult Probation and Juvenile Probation. The court oversees the counties felony criminal charges, convictions, sentencing and probation.

The court will also oversee or has the jurisdiction to preside over misdemeanor cases and charges. This will generally happen when the misdemeanor charge is also attached to a felony charge. If you were in need or are looking to file a Personal Protection Order (i.e. a PPO), the 6^th Circuit court would be the proper court for such an order. More information can be found here. The Law Office of Josh Jones also will or can assist in filing and properly preparing a PPO on your behalf.

There are fourteen (14) judges that oversee the court’s criminal docket. Charges any particular judge will see ranges from trespassing to murder. The court see the worst of the worst, but also the dumbest of the dumbest when it comes to criminal charges. A list of these judges, along with their bios, can be found here.

The large number of judges makes it difficult to know the expectations of any particular criminal charge; however, that difficult can be minimized by having the appropriate counsel by your side when walking into the 6^th Circuit Court. The Law Office of Josh Jones understands the stress, pain and worry that criminal charges bring. We focus on taking the stress out of any criminal mess.

If you need to check the status of your criminal case, which may still be pending at the 6^th Circuit Court, click here and enter the appropriate information. The court also posts its holiday schedule here, which indicates dates the court is closes.