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 September 24, 2026.
Brown County, Wisconsin, has about 274,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Brown 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Brown County public records, Brown County arrest records, Brown County warrants, Brown County inmate search, Brown County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Brown County
In Brown County, the Brown 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 Brown County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at browncountywi.gov/departments/clerk-of-circuit-court/general-inform... (page title: Brown County > Departments > Clerk of Circuit Court > General Information > WI Circuit Court Records & Forms), 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 Brown County
Together, the six agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,462 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Brown County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at browncountywi.gov/government/district-attorney/general-information/... (page title: Brown County > Government > District Attorney > General Information > About), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Brown County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Brown County criminal records, Brown County divorce records, Brown County traffic tickets, Brown County DUI and Brown County property records.
Cities in Brown County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Brown County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Brown County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- De Pere (25,453)
- Ashwaubenon (17,437)
- Bellevue (16,749)
- Allouez (13,923)
- Hobart (10,876)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Brown County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at browncountywi.gov. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Which court hears felonies in Brown County?
The Brown County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Brown County?
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 Brown 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.