Honorable Andre Borrello

Judge Borrello was elected to the 10^th Circuit Court in 2016.  Judge Borrello handles both criminal and civil cases for the Saginaw County Circuit Court and also presides over the Saginaw County Recovery Court with Judge Gafkay.

Prior to taking the bench, Judge Borrello served as City Attorney for the City of Saginaw at the law firm Gilbert, Smith, & Borrello. He also served as the Interim Deputy City Manager, Director of Public Utilities, and as the Saginaw County Civil Counsel.  He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law.  

Civil Procedures

All filings must be submitted to the County Clerk’s office along with payment. They may be submitted in person, via mail, or via email at circuitcourtrecordsfiling@saginawcounty.com. Please include both the Judicial Assistant and the Law Clerk on any emails that may be sent to our office.

All civil hearings are held via zoom. Please include the zoom ID on all notice of hearings. The court only hears three civil motions a week, with only one of those being Motion’s for Summary Disposition. Counsel may contact the County Clerk’s office for the next available hearing date at 989-790-5540.

All scheduling order deadlines must be followed.

Judge Borrello’s Zoom ID Number : 422-943-4339

Criminal Procedures

All Pre-Trial Conferences must be held and Summary Forms must be submitted to Tremayne Champion (tchampion@saginawcounty.com) by the due date on the Criminal Scheduling Order. Plea forms must be turned into the court the Friday BEFORE the plea date. All rules stated in the scheduling order must be followed.

Pre-Trials are held in the Judge’s chambers, off the record, with counsel only. Defendant’s in custody will not appear in court on that date and time unless a plea has been reached or something must be put on the record.

Contact Information:

Saginaw County Courthouse

111 South Michigan Avenue

4^th Floor, Room 408

Saginaw, Michigan 48602

Staff:    

        POSITION                 NAME                  EMAIL

Judicial Assistant	Ciera Wheaton	cwheaton@saginawcounty.com
Court Reporter	Tracy Stemler	tstemler@saginawcounty.com
Law Clerk	Connie Wolfe	cwolfe@saginawcounty.com

If you are a defendant, please refrain from reaching out to the court personally and contact your attorney with any questions or concerns.

Schedule 

Monday:

9am- Cobbs/Pleas

10am- Probation Violations/ Arraignments/ Show causes

11am- Criminal Motions

11am- Applications to Set Aside Convictions (the LAST Monday of the month)

 

Tuesday:

8:30am- Trials

 

Wednesday:

9am- Criminal Pre-Trials

10:30am- Criminal Final Pre-Trials

1:30pm- Sentencings

2:30pm- Sentencings

 

Thursday:

9am- Civil Final Settlement Conferences

10am- Civil Final Pre-Trials

 

Friday:

9am- Civil Motions