# Michael J. Ekdahl

Chief Judge · [89th District Court](/kyj/court/mi/89th-district-court-cheboygan)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Michael J. Ekdahl at a glance

Current role

Chief Judge

Court

[89th District Court](/kyj/court/mi/89th-district-court-cheboygan)

Jurisdiction

Michigan · State

Judicial service

Active

## Biography

### Professional career

- Running for re‐election as Judge of the 89th District Court in the November 3, 2026 general election

- The Chief District Judge of the 89th District Court, serving Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties in Michigan, with a term running through December 2026

- Position: Chief District Judge, 89th District Court (Cheboygan & Presque Isle Counties, MI)

### Education

### Additional information

- Ekdahl’s appointment in 2024 followed his prior service on the court

## 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

89th 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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