St. Joseph County Courts

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St. Joseph County Courts
Go to the Official Website: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/

Local Court Contact Information
Email addresses for the Clerk and the Courts are typically not published to this website. If the Clerk or Courts do not publish email addresses to their official website(s) (linked below, if available), then email is not an appropriate way to contact these offices with questions or requests.

Local Office	Location	Contact
Clerk's Office Rita L. Glenn, Clerk	101 South Main Street South Bend, IN 46601 [map]	Pho: (574) 235-9635 Fax: (574) 235-9838
Circuit Court Hon. Michael G. Gotsch, Judge Larry L. Ambler, Magistrate David T. Ready, Magistrate	101 South Main Street South Bend, IN 46601 [map]	Pho: (574) 235-9551 Fax: (574) 245-6618
Probate Court Peter J. Nemeth, Judge Harold E. Brueseke, Magistrate Barbara Johnston, Magistrate Rochelle S. Cotter, Magistrate	1000 South Michigan Street South Bend, IN 46601 [map]	Pho: (574) 235-5378 Fax: (574) 235-5382
Superior Court (South Bend) Hon. Roland W. Chamblee, Jr., Judge Hon. J. Jerome Frese, Judge Hon. John M. Marnocha, Judge Hon. Margot F. Reagan, Judge Hon. Jane Woodward Miller, Judge Hon. Michael P. Scopelitis, Judge Hon. David C. Chapleau, Judge Richard L. McCormick, Magistrate Brian W. Steinke, Magistrate	101 South Main Street South Bend, IN 46601 [map]	Pho: (574) 235-9893 Fax: (574) 245-6601
Superior Court (Mishawaka) Jenny Pitts Manier, Judge	219 Lincolnway West Mishawaka, IN 46544 [map]	Pho: (574) 256-6219 Fax: (574) 256-6306
Walkerton Town Court Hon. Roger L. Huizenga, Judge	PO Box 103 (mailing address) Walkerton, IN 46574	Pho: (574) 586-2340

Local Rules and Other Documents
All Indiana counties are required to have local court rules, some of which must be approved by the Indiana Supreme Court (See Indiana Trial Rule 81 for more information).

This county's current local rules are available below.

Local Rules
Posted 04.14.09 | Currently in effect

Emergency Local Rule Regarding the Use of the Presumptive Bond Schedule
Posted 05.15.09 | Currently in effect

Emergency Local Rule on Mortgage Foreclosure Actions & Motions for Summary Judgement
Posted 05.14.09 | Currently in effect

This county has proposed changes to their local rules following guidelines established by the Indiana Supreme Court.

Proposed Local Rules
Posted 06.02.09 | Effective 01.01.10 & upon approval

Comments to the above proposed local rules may be made, in writing, by following the instructions outlined in the document before July 1, 2009.

This page contains basic information about the courts and clerk in St. Joseph County. This page has been created for your convenience and does not serve as the official webpage for the county, courts, or clerk listed herein. Because personnel changes can happen frequently, the contents of this page may be out of date, though every effort has been made to keep the content current. Report errors on this page to the Indiana Courts webmaster.

Last modified on Tuesday, February, 09, 2010

Historical Postard: St. Joseph County Courthouse, South Bend, Indiana

Historic Postcard:
St. Joseph County Courthouse
South Bend, Indiana