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.
Hennepin County, Minnesota, has about 1.3 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hennepin County District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the court administrator, 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Hennepin County public records, Hennepin County arrest records, Hennepin County warrants, Hennepin County inmate search, Hennepin County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Hennepin County
In Hennepin County, the Hennepin County District Court hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the court administrator.
The court administrator keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
Looking Up a Case from Hennepin County
For Hennepin County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/records-center-hennepin (page title: Records Center | Hennepin County District Court), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
The Minnesota court page SearchSystems verified is at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch.
What Reaches the Court from Hennepin County
Together, the 29 agencies in Hennepin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25,183 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hennepin County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hennepincounty.gov/sitecore/content/hcattorney (page title: Hennepin County Attorney), 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 Hennepin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Hennepin County criminal records, Hennepin County divorce records, Hennepin County traffic tickets, Hennepin County DUI and Hennepin County property records.
Cities in Hennepin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Hennepin County District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Hennepin County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Minneapolis (428,579)
- Bloomington (88,344)
- Brooklyn Park (82,893)
- Plymouth (78,551)
- Maple Grove (72,739)
- Eden Prairie (62,905)
- Edina (53,564)
- Minnetonka (52,651)
- St. Louis Park (49,899)
- Richfield (36,491)
- Brooklyn Center (31,755)
- Champlin (23,045)
- Crystal (22,082)
- Golden Valley (21,263)
- New Hope (20,745)
- Hopkins (19,462)
- Rogers (14,493)
- Robbinsdale (13,993)
- Dayton (10,744)
- Corcoran (8,378)
- Orono (8,228)
- Shorewood (7,557)
- Medina (7,209)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Hennepin County?
Through Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Hennepin County?
The Hennepin County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Hennepin County?
The court administrator. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Minnesota?
Yes: Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Is this the official Hennepin 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.