A felony is the most serious category of criminal offenses punishable by more than one year of incarceration.

Initial stages of arraignment, pre-exam conference and preliminary examination are held in district court. Felony pleas can now be accepted in the district court. Felony cases that will proceed to trial are bound over to the Oakland County Circuit Court for further proceedings.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CRIMINAL LAW PRACTITIONERS REGARDING ORDERING DISTRICT COURT TRANSCRIPTS

This notice serves as a reminder that MCR 6.110(G) and MCR 8.119(H)(10) were recently amended by the Michigan Supreme Court to make a district court case immediately nonpublic at bindover. If you require a transcript on a case that was bound over to the Sixth Circuit Court after July 2, 2024, you must contact the Oakland County Clerk at courtexplorer@oakgov.com.  The Clerk’s Office will process the request and forward it to the appropriate court reporter or official to prepare the transcript.