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.
Vilas County, Wisconsin, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Vilas 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: Vilas County public records, Vilas County arrest records, Vilas County warrants, Vilas County inmate search, Vilas County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Vilas County
In Vilas County, the Vilas 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 Vilas County
For Vilas County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at vilascountywi.gov/departments/administration___officials/county_cle... (page title: Vilas County, WI), phone 715-479-3600, 330 Court Street, Eagle River, WI 54521, Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 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 Vilas County
The Vilas County Sheriff's Office reported 329 arrests to the FBI for 2022; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Vilas County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at vilascountywi.gov/departments/court___legal/district_attorney.php (page title: Vilas County, WI), phone 715-479-3614, 330 Court Street Eagle River, WI 54521, Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 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 Vilas County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Vilas County criminal records, Vilas County divorce records, Vilas County traffic tickets, Vilas County DUI and Vilas County property records.
Cities in Vilas County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Vilas County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The one city in the county is Eagle River.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Vilas County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vilascountywi.gov, phone 715-479-3600. Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Which court hears felonies in Vilas County?
The Vilas County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Vilas 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 Vilas 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.