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.
Macomb County, Michigan, has about 886,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Macomb 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: Macomb County public records, Macomb County arrest records, Macomb County warrants, Macomb County inmate search, Macomb County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Macomb County
In Macomb County, the Macomb 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 Macomb County
For Macomb County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at macombgov.org/departments/clerk-register-deeds/court-records (page title: Court records), phone 586-469-5353, 40 North Main (1st Floor), Mount Clemens, MI 48043, 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 Macomb County
Together, the 16 agencies in Macomb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,850 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Macomb County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at macombgov.org/departments/prosecutors-office (page title: Prosecutor's Office | Macomb County), phone 586-469-5350, 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 Macomb County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Macomb County criminal records, Macomb County divorce records, Macomb County traffic tickets, Macomb County DUI and Macomb County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Macomb County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Macomb County and Michigan. These court pages from its Macomb County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court (macombgov.org)
- Daily Calendar (micourt.courts.michigan.gov)
- https://courtpa.macombgov.org/eservices/home.page.2 (courtpa.macombgov.org)
- Michigan, Pay a Ticket Online (e.courts.michigan.gov)
- Probate Court (macombgov.org)
Cities in Macomb County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Macomb County Circuit Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Macomb County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Warren (137,686)
- Sterling Heights (134,342)
- St. Clair Shores (58,077)
- Roseville (47,047)
- Eastpointe (33,943)
- Mount Clemens (15,480)
- Fraser (14,549)
- New Baltimore (12,132)
- Utica (5,139)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Macomb County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at macombgov.org, phone 586-469-5353. Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Which court hears felonies in Macomb County?
The Macomb 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 Macomb 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 Macomb 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.