Level 2 · Court
8th District Court
Misdemeanors, civil under $25,000, traffic, landlord-tenant.
6
judges
- Term
- 6-year
- Divisions
- 1
- Money Limit
- Civil < $25,000
- 2026 Ballot
- 2 seats
Primary location: address pending verification with the County Clerk (court relocated October 2025).
Leadership
Divisions · Level 3
General
Misdemeanors, civil < $25,000, small claims, landlord-tenant, traffic, felony preliminary exams
Members · Level 5
Kathleen P. Hemingway
Chief Judge, 8th District Court
Since 2017
0 press mentions
Alisa L. Parker-LaGrone
Chief Judge Pro Tempore, 8th District Court
Since 2021Appointed
0 press mentions
Richard A. Santoni
2026Judge, 8th District Court
Since 1997
3 press mentions
Christopher T. Haenicke
Judge, 8th District Court
Since 2015
0 press mentions
Tiffany A. Ankley
2026Judge of Probate Court (elected); serves on 8th District Court (assigned)
Since 2015
0 press mentions
Becket J. Jones
Judge, 8th District Court
Since 2023
0 press mentions