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.
Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County, has about 9,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Monroe County Circuit Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Circuit Court, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Tomah public records, Monroe County court records, Tomah arrest records, Tomah warrants, Tomah inmate search, Tomah criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Tomah
In Tomah, the Monroe County Circuit Court hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of Circuit Court.
The Clerk of Circuit Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Wisconsin Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Tomah
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.monroe.wi.us/departments/clerk-of-courts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Monroe County, WI), phone 608-269-8781, 112 South Court Street Room 2200 Sparta, WI 54656, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
The Wisconsin court page SearchSystems verified is at wicourts.gov/casesearch.htm.
What Reaches the Court from Tomah
Together, the five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 2,703 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Monroe County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.monroe.wi.us/departments/district-attorney (page title: District Attorney | Monroe County, WI), phone (608) 269-8780, 315 W. Oak St. Sparta, WI 54656, Monroe County, WI, Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 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 Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Tomah guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Tomah criminal records, Tomah divorce records, Tomah traffic tickets, Tomah DUI and Tomah property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Tomah?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.monroe.wi.us/departments/clerk-of-courts, phone 608-269-8781. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Which court hears felonies in Tomah?
The Monroe County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Tomah?
The Clerk of Circuit Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Wisconsin?
Yes: Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Is this the official Tomah website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.