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 on September 23, 2026.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, has about 97,000 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Grand Traverse County public records, Grand Traverse County arrest records, Grand Traverse County warrants, Grand Traverse County inmate search, Grand Traverse County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Grand Traverse County
In Grand Traverse County, 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 Grand Traverse County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is 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 Grand Traverse County
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 Grand Traverse County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Grand Traverse County criminal records, Grand Traverse County divorce records, Grand Traverse County traffic tickets, Grand Traverse County DUI and Grand Traverse County 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)
Cities in Grand Traverse County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Grand Traverse County Circuit Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Grand Traverse County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Traverse City (15,782)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Grand Traverse County?
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 Grand Traverse County?
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 Grand Traverse County?
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 Grand Traverse County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.