Iron County Trial Court
State of Michigan
2 S. Sixth Street, Suite 10
Crystal Falls, MI 49920-1413
Fax: 906-875-0656
Trial Court Judge - C. Joseph Schwedler
Education:
B. A., 1973; University of Detroit; Detroit, Michigan
J. D., 1976; Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Lansing, Michigan
Military Experience:
Served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1968 to1970 |
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Admitted to State Courts of Michigan, 1976
Practiced law in Crystal Falls, Michigan, 1976 to 1999
City Attorney, Crystal Falls, Michigan, 1980 to 1999
Township Attorney for the Townships of Mastodon and Hematite |
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Served as District Court Judge - Dickinson/Iron Counties, 1990
Appointed Iron County Probate Judge, 1990; Elected 1992; Re-elected 1994 and 2000
Trial Court Judge for the Iron County Trial Court Demonstration Project, 1999 to present |
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- Member American Bar Association
- Member State Bar of Michigan
- Member State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member and past president of Iron County Bar Association
- Member of Dickinson County Bar Association
- Member State Bar Representative Assembly, 1981 to 1988
- Director U. P. Legal Services, Inc., 1988 to 1992
- Member National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
- Member and past president of U. P. Probate Judges Association
- Member Michigan Probate Judges Association
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- Member and past president of Crystal Falls Lions Club
- President of Iron County Little League, 1990 to present
- Member American Legion
- Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
- Member Dickinson-Iron County Substance Abuse Advisory Board
- Member Iron County Kiwanis
- Member Iron River-Crystal Falls Masonic Lodge #385
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Dickinson County Circuit Court
Dickinson County Courthouse
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
906-774-2266
JUDGES OF THE 41st JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
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| The Circuit Court Judges Mary B. Barglund and Richard J. Celello serve their constituent as Circuit Court Judges in the counties of Dickinson, Menominee and Iron. These Circuit Court Judges primarily handle all civil cases involving damages in excess of $25,000: felony criminal cases and domestic relations matters that do not involve minor children.
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HON. MARY B. BARGLUND
Judge Barglund is a native of Iron Mountain. She was elected to the bench in 1998. She began serving her first term on January 1, 1999. Judge Barglund now serves as Chief Judge of the 41st Circuit Court.
Prior to her election, Judge Barglund was a trial attorney in the Brouillette Law Office law firm. She practiced primarily in the areas of personal injury litigation and criminal law for fifteen years prior to assuming the bench.
Judge Barglund graduated in 1983 from Marquette University Law School. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 1980. She is a 1976 graduate of Iron Mountain High School.
Judge Barglund and her husband, Kevin, have three daughters and their family lives in Iron Mountain.
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HON. RICHARD CELELLO
Judge Celello is a native of Iron Mountain. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1970 and from Marquette University Law School in 1974.
Judge Celello started his judicial career in 1978 when he was appointed to the 95-B District Court (serving Dickinson and Iron Counties) by Governor William Milliken. After his appointment Judge Celello ran for and was elected by the People of Dickinson/Iron Counties for a full six year term. Judge Celello resigned from the District Court Judgeship in 1983 to start hi own law firm. The firm gradually grew to one of the larges in the Upper Peninsula. Judge Celello's law practice included civil trial litigation and he was the corporate counsel and trial lawyer for Dickinson County Hospitals.
Judge Celello was appointed to the 41st Circuit Court bench by Governor John Engler to fill the remaining term of Judge John D. Payant who retired. The appointment was effective October 1, 2000. Judge Celello ran unopposed and was elected to a full six year term in November of 2002.
Judge Celello served as Iron Mountain City Attorney, Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney. He was appointed to Northern Michigan Board of Trustees by Governor James Blanchard and was elected Trustee Ameritis by his fellow trustees after his eight year term of service ended in 1998.
Judge Celello and his wife Kristi have two daughters, Erin and Lindsey. |
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