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.
Livingston County, Michigan, has about 197,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Livingston 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: Livingston County public records, Livingston County arrest records, Livingston County warrants, Livingston County inmate search, Livingston County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Livingston County
Court cases from Livingston County are filed in the Livingston County Circuit Court, which 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 Livingston County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at milivcounty.gov/courts (page title: Courts | Livingston County, MI), phone (517) 546-8079, 204 S Highlander Way Howell, MI 48843, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 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 Livingston County
Together, the eight agencies in Livingston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 906 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Livingston County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at milivcounty.gov/prosecutor (page title: Prosecutor | Livingston County, MI), phone (517) 546-1850, 210 S. Highlander Way Howell, MI 48843, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 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 Livingston County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Livingston County criminal records, Livingston County divorce records, Livingston County traffic tickets, Livingston County DUI and Livingston County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Livingston County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Livingston County and Michigan. These court pages from its Livingston County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 53rd District Court (milivcounty.gov)
- Livingston County All Court Hearings Schedule (micourt.courts.michigan.gov)
- Michigan, Pay a Ticket Online (e.courts.michigan.gov)
Cities in Livingston County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Livingston County Circuit Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Livingston County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Howell (9,914)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Livingston County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at milivcounty.gov/courts, phone (517) 546-8079. Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Which court hears felonies in Livingston County?
The Livingston 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 Livingston 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 Livingston 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.