In Wisconsin, there are limited jurisdiction courts, original jurisdiction trial courts, and appellate courts. The latter consist of the Court of Appeals, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Limited jurisdiction courts are Municipal Courts, and they handle traffic and ordinance violations, and juvenile offenses.
Circuit Courts are the trial courts of original jurisdiction for civil, small claims, misdemeanor, felony, probate, juvenile, and traffic cases. The state is divided into 10 judicial administrative districts. There are 249 Circuit Court judges.
Use the resources below for easy access to most court record databases in Wisconsin.
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| Court Records | Circuit Wisconsin civil, family, criminal, traffic, probate, tax warrant, unemployment compensation, and workers compensation court case records statewide or by county. |
| Criminal Records Search statewide in Wisconsin for court records of felony and misdemeanor dispositions since 1992, felony corrections records since 1970, and sex offenders since 1994. |
| Bankruptcies Pay Site Need to find background information or evaluate a debtor? Use the Premium database to search Wisconsin or U.S. Nationwide tax liens, bankruptcies, and judgments for only $5.00. Immediate results. |
| Courts - Supreme Court & Court of Appeals Cases Search this Supreme Court of Wisconsin service for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Cases by case information, domain citation, or citation. |
| Green Bay Municipal Court Municipal Court Records for the City of Green Bay. Civil ordinance violations only. |
| Judgments Pay Site Need to find background information or evaluate a debtor? Use the Premium database to search Wisconsin or U.S. Nationwide tax liens, bankruptcies, and judgments for only $5.00. Immediate results. |
| La Crosse County | Divorces La Crosse Public Library index of divorces published in local newspapers. |
| Milwaukee | Municipal Court City of Milwaukee court record search and online payment service. |
| Sauk County Probate Records (before 1916) Browse this Sauk County, Wisconsin Historical County service for probate records filed in Sauk County, Wisconsin before 1916. Search of the index is offered at no charge, but copies are 25 cents per page. |
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