Oakland County 52-4 District Court - Troy

Rhonda Mohlman

We need to vote both of these judges out

lance Y

Zero star for those thieves and liars. We went to traffic court and was told that if we just paid for the fine then the ticket wouldn’t be on the driving record. But those thieves lie. My insurance went up so I came back and talk to them and they told me a different story now. My daughter only went over 5 miles and those greedy Michigan state police ticketed her and now it will increase my insurance rate now. Very dishonest and unfriendly.

Stephanie Mikulski

Disappointed in this how this department handles things. (Read to the end for a PSA that may help you too.) -- Got a traffic ticket (which I found unreasonable, even the officer says "Yeah, a lot of people don't realize they can't do that"), went to a court hearing by Zoom (where judge says "We're sending a strong message [about that particular traffic charge]") and was specifically told by that judge that I could take the drivers course to avoid getting points on my license, and to watch for instructions to arrive in the mail on how to take the course. I wait. Nothing comes in the mail. So I call the clerks office back one month later (we have 2 months to complete the course) to ask if anything had been sent yet; they say they don't know and to call the Secretary of State. I call SoS, they say I was never eligible for the drivers course.(?) Which wasn't what I was told by the judge. When I say the judge specifically said I was eligible for the drivers course, SoS says to call the clerks office back, so I did. The lady who answered was cold and curt. I explained the situation and that I was told to call the clerks office back, and she said there was nothing she could do. I said I was confused that the judge then gave me misinformation about my eligibility, and she literally responds "Well, that's *your* interpretation." -- I asked who I could relay a communication to that this judge may be misinforming others about their eligibility and she said there was no way to leave a message with anyone. So now I'm nearly $300 out with points on my license, as are probably many other drivers who were told otherwise. (Side note: where I was pulled over that morning en route to work, I saw cops parked in the same spot a couple mornings later, so I believe it was a sting of sorts "to send a strong message" the judge referenced (as if the heart attack one feels when pulled over by a cop wouldn't impart enough of a lesson already). So a friendly PSA to all other drivers who may not realize this... If a school bus stops anywhere on a main road with the lights flashing, (of course you wouldn't drive past it if you're going the same direction, but) even if you're nearly a hundred feet away and FIVE lanes away and going in the OPPOSITE direction to that bus and the middle lane separating traffic directions is bordered with solid double yellow lines, you STILL have to full stop and wait for the bus to start moving again, unless the median/middle lane is 'raised' somehow (i.e. dirt, grass, a border or short wall, etc).)

Jeff Eisenberg

Good