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.
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Ozaukee 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: Ozaukee County public records, Ozaukee County arrest records, Ozaukee County warrants, Ozaukee County inmate search, Ozaukee County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Ozaukee County
Court cases from Ozaukee County are filed in the Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County
For Ozaukee County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ozaukeecounty.gov/190/Access-Court-Records (page title: Access Court Records | Ozaukee County, WI), 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 Ozaukee County
Together, the seven agencies in Ozaukee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,634 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Ozaukee County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ozaukeecounty.gov/137/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Ozaukee County, WI), phone 262-284-8380, 1201 S. Spring St. Room 212 PO Box 994 Port Washington, WI 53074-0994, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 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 Ozaukee County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Ozaukee County criminal records, Ozaukee County divorce records, Ozaukee County traffic tickets, Ozaukee County DUI and Ozaukee County property records.
Cities in Ozaukee County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Port Washington (12,750)
- Grafton (12,741)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Ozaukee County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ozaukeecounty.gov/190/Access-Court-Records. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Which court hears felonies in Ozaukee County?
The Ozaukee County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee 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.