![]() ![]() That has been reduced to three to four weeks with the help of circuit court judges and a visiting judge taking some cases on a regular bases, although that is slated to end at the end of the year, she said. When Schimke was appointed in April 2022, due to a backlog, the waiting period for a person who files a case to get a hearing was eight to 10 weeks, which Schimke said was unacceptable. “Our court serves the most vulnerable of our population, and they deserve better.” “We have managed, with a lot of hard work and help from others, but this is not a sustainable situation, and it is not fair to those that need the services of the Macomb County Probate Court,” Schimke said. Macomb County Probate Judge Sara Schimke testifies Wednesday in front of the state House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on the need for a third judge on the bench.SCREENGRAB FROM MICHIGAN HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VIDEO Earlier this year, a new analysis requested by Wozniak produced same results, he said. The State Court Administrator’s most recent Judicial Workload Assessment in 2019 determined Macomb Probate Court should have three or four judges to properly manage its caseload based on the number of cases. ![]() The Michigan Supreme Court and Macomb Probate Court support adding a judge, Wozniak said in a press release. “But with only two judges on the bench, it’s not been easy for them to do.” “As an attorney who spent many years representing the interests the elderly, the vulnerable and the infirm in Macomb County’s Probate Court, I know firsthand how hard the judges and staff of our court work to ensure hearings are held in a timely manner,” Wozniak said during his testimony. Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers in a battle for a bigger share of industry profits ![]()
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