Michigan Court Records

Access Michigan Courts online directly. Search court records; from Michigan county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Michigan dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Michigan probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Michigan state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

As there may be more one source to obtaining Michigan criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

Michigan State Court Structure:

The Michigan municipal court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$1,500; $3,000 if approved by local funding unit), and small claims up to $100. The municipal court has jurisdiction over felony, misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, moving traffic, miscellaneous traffic, and ordinance violation cases. The municipal court handles preliminary hearings. The Michigan probate court has exclusive jurisdiction over guardianships, estates, trusts, and mental health. The Michigan district court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$25,000), and small claims up to $3,000. The district court hears felony, misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, moving traffic, miscellaneous traffic, and ordinance violation cases. The Michigan district court handles preliminary hearings. The Michigan court of claims has jurisdiction over administrative agency appeals involving claims against the state. The Michigan circuit court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($25,000/no maximum), paternity, administrative agency appeals, and miscellaneous civil cases. The circuit court has exclusive civil trial court appeals jurisdiction. The Michigan circuit court also has exclusive domestic relations jurisdiction. The circuit court also has jurisdiction over felony, DWI/DUI, miscellaneous criminal, and criminal appeals cases. The circuit court hears delinquency, and child protection cases. The Michigan court of appeals has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, and juvenile cases. The Michigan court of appeals has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, and interlocutory decision cases. The Michigan supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction in judge disciplinary cases. The supreme court has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, lawyer disciplinary, advisory opinion, original proceeding, and interlocutory decision cases.