Court in the Schools Critical Life Choices Program
Will your child be prepared to make the right choices in life? Listen as Judge Julie Nicholson talks about the program and discusses what parents can do to help their child make good decisions.
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The 52^nd District Court, 3^rd Division has three (3) judges: Hon. Julie A. Nicholson, Hon. Nancy T. Carniak, Hon. Lisa L. Asadoorian and a full support staff who provide quality judicial services to southeast Michigan residents within their jurisdiction.

52/3 is separated into four primary divisions including:

• Traffic Division processes citations written by police departments.
• Civil Division handles cases that involve money or damage claims, and landlord/tenant disputes.
• Criminal Division processes paperwork from police departments, state law and ordinance prosecutors. Cases involve misdemeanor offenses, both traffic and non-traffic.
• Probation Department responsible for supervision of probationers, conducting pre-sentence investigations, alcohol assessments, and probation violation hearings.

Please note that parties to a case should not have direct contact with a judge via email or telephone.