Minnesota 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.

For present day court records online, please visit Minnesota Public Records online for links.

TIP – Login with your free FamilySearch account to unlock some collections — see other tips for opening FS resources.

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

Minnesota 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$ 

Minnesota – Minnesota judicial districts, at FS

Minnesota – Papers, undated and 1843, 1896-1938, at FS

Minnesota Court Records Online by County

Dodge County – Court Records – Marriage Records, 1856-1925, at FS

Fillmore County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Records, 1853-1901, at FS

Kanabec County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, 1882-1901, at FS

Rice County – Court Records – Court Proceedings of the Northfield Bank Robbery, 1876, at FS

Todd County – Court Records – Plat Book, Todd County, Minnesota, at FS

Washington County – Court Records – Bonds and Miscellaneous Records, 1854-1915, at FS