The Michigan Supreme Court has announced its re-appointment of Calhoun County Probate Judge Michael L. Jaconette as the Chief Judge of the Calhoun County Courts for another two-year term. Chief Judge Jaconette will begin his third term as the Chief Judge for the county’s 37th Circuit Court, the 10th District Court, and the Calhoun County Probate Court on January 1st, 2020.
Chief Judge Jaconette was elected to the Probate Court in 2010 and has been the Chief Judge of this court since 2011. He is currently the Presiding Judge of the Michigan Probate Judges Association’s Executive Board and by Supreme Court appointment serves on the Michigan Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee. Locally, Chief Judge Jaconette chairs the Calhoun County Judicial Council, which is comprised of the presiding judges of the Circuit Court, the District Court and the Probate Court and the courts' administrators.
Chief Judge Jaconette has announced the appointment of Circuit Judge John A. Hallacy to serve as Calhoun County Chief Judge Pro Tempore and Presiding Judge of the 37th Circuit Court and District Judge Paul K. Beardslee to serve as Presiding Judge of the 10th District Court, with their two-year terms also commencing on January 1st, 2020.
The Michigan Supreme Court appoints chief judges of trial courts across the state. The responsibilities of administering caseload and supervising court personnel reside with the Chief Judge by court rule, MCR 8.110. The chief judge is the presiding officer of the court and has administrative superintending power and control over judges and court personnel. Responsibilities include caseload management and disposition of judicial workloads, supervision of court personnel and finances and other functions as designated by the Supreme Court or the State Court Administrator’s Office.
