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 30, 2026.
Dunn County, Wisconsin, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Dunn 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: Dunn County public records, Dunn County arrest records, Dunn County warrants, Dunn County inmate search, Dunn County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Dunn County
Court cases from Dunn County are filed in the Dunn 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 Dunn County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dunncountywi.gov/clerkofcourts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Dunn County, WI), phone 800-362-9082, 400 Eau Claire St Eau Claire WI 54701, Wednesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., 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 Dunn County
Together, the three agencies in Dunn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 916 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Dunn County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dunncountywi.gov/da (page title: District Attorney | Dunn County, WI), phone (715) 232-1687, 615 Stokke Parkway Suite 1700 Menomonie, WI 54751, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, 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 Dunn County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Dunn County criminal records, Dunn County divorce records, Dunn County traffic tickets, Dunn County DUI and Dunn County property records.
Cities in Dunn County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Dunn 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 Dunn County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Menomonie (16,709)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Dunn County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dunncountywi.gov/clerkofcourts, phone 800-362-9082. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Which court hears felonies in Dunn County?
The Dunn County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Dunn 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 Dunn 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.