Court Officers

3.106(B)(2) requires each court to provide SCAO with a list of those court officers or bailiffs who have been authorized to seize property or conduct evictions. A directory of approved court officers, including those in Wayne County, is available on the Supreme Court website.

Court Officers appointed in other courts may serve papers, though they are not authorized to execute or arrest on the basis of judgments entered in Wayne County Court:

More information about Court Officers can be found here:

• Online:  Court Officer Independent Contractor Policy
• Email: ogc@3rdcc.org
• In-Person:  2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 742, Detroit, MI 48226

The application period for Court Officers is closed.

Pursuant to MCR 2.103, A writ of restitution or process requiring the seizure or attachment of property may only be served by:

• A sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a bailiff or court officer appointed by the court for that purpose,
• An officer of the Department of State Police in an action which the state is a party
• A police officer of an incorporated city or village in an action in which the city or village is a party