Iron County Economic Development Corporation

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 to 1970

Legal Experience:

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

Judicial Experience:

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

Professional Membership:

  • 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

Other Organizations:

  • 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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