The 18th District Court
The district court for Westland. It handles misdemeanours, traffic and civil infractions, small claims, landlord and tenant cases, and the first hearings in a felony before it goes up to circuit court.
18th District Court, 36675 Ford Road, Westland, MI 48185. 734-595-8720. Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Taken from the court’s own site and the city staff directory, checked on 15 August 2026. If you ring one of these and it is wrong, tell us and we will fix it.
Look up a case
Michigan runs the case search itself, and the link below goes straight to this court’s records rather than the state front page.
Search 18th District Court cases- Covers criminal cases: newly filed, sentenced, on probation, and closed.
- Cases the law makes non-public do not appear at all.
- The fines and costs shown may not be the full amount owed if a case is in warrant status. Ring the court on 734-595-8720 to confirm.
Pay a fine
Pay online- Online by Visa, MasterCard or Discover. There is a convenience fee, and it posts the next working day.
- In person at 36675 Ford Road, 8am to 4pm, by cash, personal cheque or money order. Cards are taken and the transaction cost is added to what you pay.
- After hours in the drop box at the front of the building, by personal cheque, money order or cashier's cheque made out to the 18th District Court. No cash.
If there is a warrant out
The court runs this electronically. It does not want you to walk in, and in most cases you will not have to.
- 1Download the Advice of Rights from the court's site, read it and sign at the bottom.
- 2Email it to tickets@18thdistrictcourt.com with your full name, address and phone number.
- 3An attorney contacts you on that number within three to five working days.
Who to contact
The court
36675 Ford Road, Westland, MI 48185
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Fax 734-595-0160
Criminal and traffic
Tickets, misdemeanour charges, and the first step in clearing a warrant.
Court administration
James B. Gibbs
Court Administrator
jgibbs@18thdistrictcourt.comJulia D'Onofrio
Deputy Court Administrator
jdonofrio@18thdistrictcourt.com
Probation
Purity Marsh
Chief Probation Officer
pmarsh@18thdistrictcourt.comChristy Seale
Probation Officer
cseale@18thdistrictcourt.comJoAnn Darragh
Probation Officer
jdarragh@18thdistrictcourt.comHaley Bergum
Sobriety Court Probation Officer
hbergum@18thdistrictcourt.com
Court officers
The process servers the court lists. It publishes the names only; the court switchboard will put you through.
Zachary Bruce, Steve Dewald, Ann Gillies, Dennis Marshall, Simon Matta, Martin Reddy, Michael Reddy, Brett Reddy, Michael J Reddy.
The judges
Two elected judges sit here. Neither has a published direct line: everything goes through the court on 734-595-8720.
Hon. Mark A. McConnell
Judge
Hon. Michael M. McNamara
Judge
Our coverage of the court
Cases moving through the 18th District, from our Crime & Courts section.
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