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 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Door County, Wisconsin, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Door 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: Door County public records, Door County arrest records, Door County warrants, Door County inmate search, Door County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Door County
Court cases from Door County are filed in the Door 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 Door County
For Door County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.door.wi.gov/181/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk of Circuit Court | Door County, WI), phone 920-746-2205, 1205 S Duluth Avenue Sturgeon Bay WI 54235, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 Door County
Together, the two agencies in Door County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 875 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Door County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.door.wi.gov/184/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Door County, WI), phone 920-746-2284, 1215 S. Duluth Avenue Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Door County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Door County criminal records, Door County divorce records, Door County traffic tickets and Door County DUI.
Cities in Door County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Door 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 Door County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Sturgeon Bay (9,940)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Door County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.door.wi.gov/181/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court, phone 920-746-2205. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Which court hears felonies in Door County?
The Door County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Door 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 Door 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.