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 2, 2026.
Kent County, Michigan, has about 673,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Kent 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: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County inmate search, Kent County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Kent County
Court cases from Kent County are filed in the Kent 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.
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 Kent County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kentcountymi.gov/1036/Search-Court-Records (page title: Search Court Records | Kent County, MI), 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 Kent County
Together, the nine agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,381 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Kent County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at kentcountymi.gov/1103/Prosecutors-Office (page title: Prosecutor's Office | Kent County, MI), phone 616-632-6710, 82 Ionia Avenue NW, Suite 450 Grand Rapids, MI 49503, Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Kent County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Kent County criminal records, Kent County divorce records, Kent County traffic tickets, Kent County DUI and Kent County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Kent County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Kent County and Michigan. These court pages from its Kent County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 17th Circuit Court (kentcountymi.gov)
- Case Lookup, 61st District Court (grcourt.org)
- City Archives and Records Center (grandrapidsmi.gov)
- Michigan, Pay a Ticket Online (e.courts.michigan.gov)
Cities in Kent County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Kent County Circuit Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Kent County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Grand Rapids (200,117)
- Wyoming (78,559)
- Kentwood (54,768)
- Walker (25,921)
- Grandville (17,094)
- East Grand Rapids (11,616)
- Rockford (6,291)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Kent County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kentcountymi.gov/1036/Search-Court-Records. Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Which court hears felonies in Kent County?
The Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent 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.