Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo County, organized in 1830, is situated in the southwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It covers about 562.0 square miles of land and has a population of 261,426. Its county seat is the City of Kalamazoo.
The Kalamazoo County court system comprises a Circuit Court and a District Court. The Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, a trial court of general jurisdiction, handles criminal, domestic relations, juvenile, adoptions, and civil cases where the claim is above $25,000. It consists of a Family Division, a Trial Division, and Problem-Solving Courts. The Circuit Court also hears appeals from the District Court and administrative agencies of state government and local government boards. The Kalamazoo County District Court presides over misdemeanors, traffic infractions, ordinance violations, and civil cases with claims less than $25,000. The court is divided into the Civil Division, Criminal Division, and Traffic Division. It operates Specialty Courts, which include the Mental Health Recovery Court and the OWI Court. The Probate Court hears cases concerning decedent wills and estates, guardianship, and conservators for minors.
Kalamazoo County public court records comprise all legal documentation created during court proceedings within the county. These documents include case files, registers of action, numerical and alphabetical indexes, and court recordings. Common types of Kalamazoo County court records, classified by case types, include the following:
- Criminal court records
- Civil records
- Family law records
- Probate court records
In Kalamazoo County, the County Clerk/Register of Deeds maintains records for all the courts. Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) permits the public to inspect or access public court records. Unofficial court records for the District Court and Probate Court are publicly available on the MiCourt Portal. Interested persons may request copies of Kalamazoo District Court records online or by contacting the court at (269) 384-8171. Request for official court records in Kalamazoo County may also be made in person at the Office of the County Clerk/Register of Deeds at:
201 West Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: (269) 383-8840
In Kalamazoo County District Court, obtaining copies of court records costs $1.00 per page, and the register of action fee is $1.00 per page (certification costs an extra $10.00 per record).
