# Julie A. LaCost

District Judge · [95B District Court](/kyj/court/mi/95b-district-court-dickinson)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Julie A. LaCost at a glance

Current role

District Judge

Court

[95B District Court](/kyj/court/mi/95b-district-court-dickinson)

Jurisdiction

Michigan · State

Judicial service

Active

## Biography

### Professional career

- LaCost has held the role of Judge of District 95B since 2018

- Julie Ann LaCost is the incumbent Judge of the Michigan 95B District Court (Dickinson County) and is running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 general election

- Race: Judge of the 95th‐B District Court (Incumbent)

- Her involvement in the Sobriety Court reflects a focus on alternative, rehabilitative justice approaches

### Education

### Additional information

- Also active in specialized court programs, such as the Dickinson County Sobriety Court, which provides treatment and rehabilitation for nonviolent alcohol and drug offenders through intensive supervision, drug testing, counseling, and regular court appearances

## 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

95B District 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.

## 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

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