Michigan Court Records online includes all types of court records such as miscellaneous court collections, guardianship records, some probate records, and more. This is a preliminary list.

Also see Michigan Probate Records online or for present day court records online, please visit Michigan Public Records online for links. Also see Michigan Probate Records online.

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KEY to collections

• FS=FamilySearch FREE but login with your free account to access
• Anc$=Ancestry – fee site
• MH=MyHeritage – fee site
• GTHG – Genealogy Trails History Group
• IA – Internet Archive
• RW – RootsWeb

Michigan Court Records Online at the federal and state level

US – United States Public Records, 1970-2009, at FS 

US – U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Case Files, 1790-1871, at Anc$ 

US – United States, Index of Court Cases, 1833-2018, at MH

US – U.S., F.B.I. Deceased Criminal Identification Files, 1971-1994, at Anc$ 

US – American Protective League Correspondence, 1917-1919, at Anc$ 

US – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909, at Anc$ 

US – United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patents, 1970-2019, at Anc$ 

US – International Patents, 1890-2020, at Anc$ 

Michigan – Court records, 1819-1857 : index to cases, 1805-1857, at FS

Michigan – Records of the Territorial Court, Michigan, 1816-1836 : NARA RG21 publication M1111, at FS

Michigan Court Records Online by County

Allegan County – Court Records – Chancery Calendar, 1849-1900, at FS

Allegan County – Court Records – Chancery Records, 1934-1949, at FS

Allegan County – Court Records – Chancery Records, Ca. 1847-1937, at FS

Alpena County – Court Records – Chancery Files, Ca.1861-1880, at FS

Alpena County – Court Records – Court Records, 1871-1924 ; Index Ca.1870-1900, at FS

Alpena County – Court Records – Jail Records, 1927-1940, at FS

Alpena County – Court Records – Medical Practitioners’ Sworn Statement, 1883-1919, at FS

Alpena County – Court Records – Short Book, A, 1871-1885, at FS

Alpena County – Court Records – Special Motion Book, 1860-1870, at FS

Benzie County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, Vol. 1, 1869-1892, at FS

Calhoun County – Court Records – Chancery Dockets, 1915-1951, at FS

Calhoun County – Court Records – Chancery Files, 1847-1951, at FS

Cass County – Court Records – Chancery Records, 1847-1926, at FS

Charlevoix – Court Records – Chancery Case Files, 1884-1914, at FS

Chippewa County – Court Records – Chippewa County, Michigan Chancery Case Files, 1840-1882, at FS

Eaton County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, V. B-C, 1861-1897, at FS

Emmet County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, 1875-1897, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – [Volunteers at the Genesee County Court House (Clerk’s Office); 1977 to 1987], at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Chancery Calendar, V. 58 (1)-61 (4), 1847-1878, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Chancery Case File, 1841-1870, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Common Rule Books, 1839-1889, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Court Journal, 1840-1872, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Equity Journal, V. 62-64, 1847-1871, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Final Judgement Record, V. 56, 1839-1841, at FS

Genesee County – Court Records – Special Motion Book, at FS

Grand Traverse County – Court Records – Lis Pendens, V. 1, 1861-1904, at FS

Hillsdale County – Court Records – Chancery Calendars, 1847-1930; Chancery Index, Ca. 1840-1930, at FS

Hillsdale County – Court Records – Chancery Case Files (divorces), 1833-1855, at FS

Hillsdale County – Court Records – Divorce Records, 1872-1944, at FS

Houghton County – Court Records – General Index to Circuit Court Calendars, A-Z, 1853-1973, at FS

Huron County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, 1878-1897, at FS

Ingham County – Court Records – Chancery Calendar, 1847-1949 ; Index 1850-1902, at FS

Ingham County – Court Records – Chancery Index for Plaintiffs and Defendants, Ca.1848-1982, at FS

Ingham County – Court Records – Criminal Index, Ca. 1845-1982, at FS

Ingham County – Court Records – Law Index for Plaintiffs and Defendants, Ca. 1848-1982, at FS

Jackson County – Court Records – Lis Pendens in Chancery, Vols. A-B, 1860-1879, at FS

Jackson County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, 1836-1892, at FS

Kalamazoo County – Court Records – Chancery Docket, Ca. 1847-1932 ; Files, Ca. 1847-1939 ; Index, Ca. 1831-1944, at FS

Kent County – Court Records – Chancery Records, 1875-1919, at FS

Kent County – Court Records – Chancery Records, 1880-1921, at FS

Leelanau County – Court Records – Probate Files, 1882-1911; Probate Calendar, 1889-1973, at FS

Leelanau County – Court Records – Record of Lis-pendens and Attachments, Vol. 1, 1879-1933, at FS

Mackinac County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Records, 1805-1841, at FS

Manistee County – Court Records – Notice Les Pendens, Vol. 1, 1867-1882, at FS

Missaukee County – Court Records – Lis Pendens, Vol. 1, 1868-1918, at FS

Monroe County – Court Records – Court Records, 1805-1860, at FS

Moran Township – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, Vol. 1, 1845-1865, at FS

Muskegon County – Court Records – Chancery Calendar, 1859-1931, at FS

Muskegon County – Court Records – Chancery Case Files, 1859-1937, at FS

Roscommon County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, Vol. 1, 1875-1905, at FS

Shiawassee County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Records, Vols. A-C, 1840-1889, at FS

St. Joseph County – Court Records – Chancery Records, 1879-1942, at FS

Van Buren County – Court Records – Chancery Records, Ca. 1848-1939, at FS

Van Buren County – Court Records – Van Buren County, Michigan, Circuit Court Index, 1844-1897, at FS