23rd District Court

To access the service and pay citations, drivers may call Official Payments at 1-877-286-6070 from any touch-tone telephone. The caller will be asked to enter a citation number, date of birth, a daytime phone number and a credit card number. The caller will be informed of a convenience fee that will be charged to cover all costs of the service, including the credit card and banking fees. The court does not incur any costs for the use of this service. The amount of the convenience fee depends on the amount of the fine being paid.

All traffic citations issued by the Taylor Police Department may be paid online by clicking on the following link.  You will be assessed a $5.50 enhanced processing fee for payments up to $200.00.

https://payments.clemis.org/CLMCitationPay/

Judge William J. Sutherland

Judge Geno Salomone

Vicky Bowman, Court Administrator/Clerk

Magistrate Warren D. Waterman

Additional Telephone Numbers:
Civil Division (734) 374-1328
Probation Dept. (734) 374-1326
Fax (734) 374-1303

Criminal/Traffic
The jurisdiction of the 23rd District Court is the City of Taylor. The 23rd District Court will handle all misdemeanor cases for defendants ages 17 and older and all civil infractions committed within the jurisdiction. The 23rd District Court will also conduct Preliminary Examinations for those felony cases committed within the City of Taylor.

Civil
The 23rd District Court will handle all general civil cases with jurisdiction up to $25,000 and small claims cases with jurisdiction up to $5,000.

The 23rd District Court also uses the Wayne Mediation Center as an alternative to filing in the Small Claims Division of the 23rd District Court. You can attempt to settle your dispute without going to court and without paying any filing fees by making use of the NRC, this with no costs for the service. For more information on the NRC or the process, call the civil division at (734) 374-1328.