Court records are public unless restricted by Statute, Court Rule, or Local Administrative Order.
Record Years
Circuit Court records for the last 25 years may be viewed at the main office of Clerk of the Court-Court Services. Only five (5) files per hour may be requested.
Records from the year 1883 to older than 25 years have been purged. Final orders on these records may be available for viewing.
Full records dated with the years 1828 through 1883 are maintained in the Michigan State Archives, phone number 517-335-2576.