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 September 25, 2026.
Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Grand Traverse 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: Traverse City public records, Grand Traverse County court records, Traverse City arrest records, Traverse City warrants, Traverse City inmate search, Traverse City criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Traverse City
In Traverse City, the Grand Traverse 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 Traverse City
For Grand Traverse County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at gtcountymi.gov/679/Court-Cases (page title: Court Cases | Grand Traverse County, MI), 280 Washington St., Ste. 206 Traverse City, MI 49684, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Traverse City
Together, the two agencies in Grand Traverse County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,435 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Grand Traverse County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at gtcountymi.gov/674/Prosecuting-Attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Grand Traverse County, MI), phone 231-922-4600, 324 Court Street Traverse City, MI 49684, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Michigan Secretary of State, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Traverse City guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Traverse City criminal records, Traverse City divorce records, Traverse City DUI and Traverse City property records.
More Official Court Pages for Grand Traverse County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Grand Traverse County and Michigan. These court pages from its Grand Traverse County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 13th Circuit Court Civil Case Records (civilrecords.gtcountymi.gov)
- 13th Circuit Court (gtcountymi.gov)
- 86th District Court (gtcountymi.gov)
- Available Courts (mifile.courts.michigan.gov)
- Circuit Court Criminal Records Search (criminalrecords.gtcountymi.gov)
- Decedent Estates (gtcountymi.gov)
- Michigan, Pay a Ticket Online (e.courts.michigan.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Traverse City?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gtcountymi.gov/679/Court-Cases. Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Which court hears felonies in Traverse City?
The Grand Traverse 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 Traverse City?
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 Traverse City 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.