# Melissa J. Ransom

Probate/District Judge · [84th District Court](/kyj/court/mi/84th-district-court-missaukee)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Melissa J. Ransom at a glance

Current role

Probate/District Judge

Court

[84th District Court](/kyj/court/mi/84th-district-court-missaukee)

Jurisdiction

Michigan · State

Judicial service

Active

## Biography

### Professional career

### Education

### Additional information

- Owner, Melissa J. Ransom, PLLC (2010–present)

- Judge serving in Missaukee County, Michigan, holding both Probate Judge and Circuit Court Family Division Judge positions

- Circuit Court Family Division Judge — Handles divorce, paternity, juvenile delinquency, abuse/neglect of minors, adoptions, emancipation, and name changes

- Probate Judge — Missaukee County Probate Court, responsible for guardianships, conservatorships, estate and trust administration, and involuntary mental health proceedings

## 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

84th 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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