Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Melvindale, Michigan, in Wayne County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Wayne County Circuit Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the County Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Melvindale public records, Wayne County court records, Melvindale arrest records, Melvindale warrants, Melvindale inmate search, Melvindale criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Melvindale
In Melvindale, the Wayne County Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces and family matters.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the County Clerk.
The County Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Melvindale
For Wayne County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.michigan.gov/search/?searchQuery=wayne+county (page title: Wayne County courts search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the District Court, not to the Wayne County Circuit Court.
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
The Michigan court page SearchSystems verified is at micourt.courts.michigan.gov/case-search.
What Reaches the Court from Melvindale
Together, the 40 agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33,288 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Wayne County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at waynecountymi.gov/Government/Elected-Officials/Prosecutor (page title: Prosecutor | Wayne County, Michigan), phone (313) 224-5777, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Melvindale guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Melvindale criminal records, Melvindale traffic tickets, Melvindale DUI and Melvindale property records.
More Official Court Pages for Wayne County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Wayne County and Michigan. These court pages from its Wayne County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 17th District Court (redfordtwp.gov)
- 19th District Court (dearborn.gov)
- 20th District Court (dearbornheightsmi.gov)
- 33rd District Court (33court.com)
- 41B District Court Online Review (cii2.courtinnovations.com)
- About the Court (35thdistrictcourt.org)
- Circuit Court Criminal Records Search (criminalrecords.gtcountymi.gov)
- Court Services & Dockets (dearborn.gov)
- Judge McConnell (18thdistrictcourt.com)
- maze, winston (e.courts.michigan.gov)
- Municipal Court (gpwmi.us)
- Online, 25th District Court (25thdistrictcourt.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Melvindale?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.michigan.gov; it belongs to a lower court, the District Court, not to the Wayne County Circuit Court. Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Which court hears felonies in Melvindale?
The Wayne County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces and family matters. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000.
Who keeps the court records in Melvindale?
The County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Michigan?
Yes: MiCOURT Case Search, the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Is this the official Melvindale website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.