On Monday, January 23, 2006 I visited the 41-B District Court, located at 40700 Romeo Plank Road Clinton Township, MI 48038. This was my second attempt at visiting a court room; on my first trip I was sent away because the judge did not have a docket for that day. A docket is defined as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. Jurisdiction is what gives the courts the power to hear and apply the law to certain types of cases. District Court has original jurisdiction for the following actions; all Traffic and Ordinance violations, all criminal misdemeanors, preliminary exams on felo…
