Search Michigan Court Records

Michigan's trial courts publish case lookups through the Michigan Courts. Start at www.courts.michigan.gov — most case dockets, filings, and hearing calendars are searchable by name, case number, or filing date. County-level clerks publish additional searches; see the cards below for direct county court links.

The Michigan Courts operates Michigan's official statewide judicial portal at www.courts.michigan.gov. Basic case lookups are typically free of charge; certified copies and bulk-data exports may incur a per-document or per-search fee. Federal cases for Michigan residents are searched separately through PACER.

Trial courts in Michigan handle the original filing of civil, criminal, family, probate, and traffic matters. Appellate courts review questions of law from trial-court decisions. The Michigan Courts publishes the full court structure, judge rosters, and jurisdiction maps at www.courts.michigan.gov.

Online coverage varies by court and case type. Most Michigan county courts have digitized records from approximately the late 1990s or early 2000s forward; older case files may require an in-person clerk visit or a written record request. Check the Michigan Courts portal at www.courts.michigan.gov for each court's coverage window.

No. Michigan courts redact or remove sealed, expunged, juvenile, and certain confidential records from public-facing searches as required by state statute and court rule. If a record was previously visible and has since been sealed, it will no longer appear in the Michigan Courts portal. For verification you can contact the county clerk where the case was filed.