SearchSystems Editorial

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 28, 2026.

About this guide

Clark County, Wisconsin, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clark 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.

The Courts That Hear Cases from Clark County

Court cases from Clark County are filed in the Clark County Circuit Court, which 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 Clark County

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clarkcountywi.gov/circuitcourt (page title: Circuit Court | Clark County WI), phone 715-743-5183, 517 Court Street, Forth Floor Neillsville, WI 54456, 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 Clark County

Together, the three agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1,299 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clark County Circuit Court.

The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcountywi.gov/da (page title: District Attorney | Clark County WI), phone (715) 743-5167, 517 Court St, Room 404, Neillsville, WI 54456, 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 Clark County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clark County criminal records, Clark County divorce records, Clark County traffic tickets, Clark County DUI and Clark County property records.

Cities in Clark County

Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clark County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.

The cities and towns in the county are Abbotsford, Neillsville, Colby, Thorp, Loyal, Greenwood, Owen, Dorchester, Withee, Granton and Curtiss.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I look up a court case in Clark County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clarkcountywi.gov/circuitcourt, phone 715-743-5183. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.

Which court hears felonies in Clark County?

The Clark County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.

Who keeps the court records in Clark 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 Clark 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.