# Christopher S. Ninomiya

Circuit Judge · [41st Circuit Court](/kyj/court/mi/41st-circuit-court-dickinson)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Christopher S. Ninomiya at a glance

Current role

Circuit Judge

Court

[41st Circuit Court](/kyj/court/mi/41st-circuit-court-dickinson)

Jurisdiction

Michigan · State

Judicial service

Active

## Biography

### Professional career

- Michigan 41st Circuit Court judge serving Dickinson, Menominee, and Iron counties, and is currently running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 general election

- 41st Circuit Court Judge for Dickinson, Menominee, and Iron counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

### Education

- ): Wayne State University — J.D.

### Additional information

- In December 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Ninomiya to the Michigan Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect

- He was first elected to the 95B District Court in 2008 and later served in the 41st Circuit Court

- The 41st Circuit Court handles a wide range of cases, including felony criminal matters, civil cases over $25,000, family law cases (custody, divorce, paternity, child support), and appeals from lower courts

- Undergraduate degree: Michigan State University

## Applicable Court Rules & Procedures

Rules last checked July 26, 2026 .

### Remote appearances

Michigan courts may determine the manner and extent of videoconferencing technology, subject to participant requests and suitability factors under MCR 2.407.

If a Michigan proceeding will be held by videoconferencing technology, the court must provide reasonable notice of how to access it.

### Recording and broadcasting

Michigan prohibits photography, audio or video recording, broadcasting, or live streaming in a courtroom unless allowed by the presiding judge, subject to the separate media-coverage order.

### Device Use

Michigan allows courtroom use of portable electronic devices for information retrieval, storage, internet access, and messaging, but requires silence and bars calls or other audible functions without court permission.

## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

41st Circuit Court

Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.

41st Circuit Court

Michigan Circuit Court appellate proceedings only; retained September 2, 2026 compilation. Source exceptions and later amendments apply.

## Sources

Identity source checked July 26, 2026 .

Biography sources checked July 26, 2026 .

### Michigan Courts official judicial roster

Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026

### Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing

Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026

### Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices

Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026

### ballotpedia.org — biography evidence

Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11

### www.dickinsoncountymi.gov — biography evidence

Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11

### www.wnmufm.org — biography evidence

Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11

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