St. Croix County
St. Croix County, a part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area was created in 1840. As of 2022, the county had a land mass of 722.2 square miles and a population of 93,752 people. Its county seat is Hudson. The court system in the county comprises the St. Croix County Circuit Court and the Municipal Courts.
The St. Croix County Circuit Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases. It handles all criminal cases, such as felonies and misdemeanors. It hears civil cases, including civil claims, civil equity, and contractual disputes. It also has jurisdiction over felony, misdemeanor, and most juvenile cases. Cases on probate of wills and family matters also fall within the purview of the Circuit Court. St. Croix County is also home to Municipal Courts, including those located in Hudson, Baldwin, Hammond, North Hudson, and Woodville. These courts have exclusive jurisdiction over municipal ordinance violations, non-criminal traffic cases, and non-jury trials for first-offense drunk driving. They also handle juvenile cases involving drug offenses, truancy, and curfew violations.
Public court records in St. Croix County are legal documentation of case trials held in the various county's courts, including indexes, petitions, docket entries, memoranda, transcriptions of proceedings, orders, and judgments. Common St. Croix County court records include:
- Criminal records
- Civil records
- Family law records
- Probate Records
The Clerk of Circuit Court in St. Croix County maintains public court records and makes them accessible under Wisconsin's Public Records Law. To ensure transparency, most court records are publicly available in St. Croix County as long as they are not sealed or restricted by law for privacy concerns in certain adoptions, mental health evaluations, juvenile, or sensitive cases. Records of the Municipal Courts are available at the courthouse where the proceedings were held. On the other hand, anyone can access records of the Circuit Court by sending a request to the court's clerk including the relevant case information. They can also search online using the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) portal. Alternatively, requesters can obtain physical copies of these records from the Clerk of Circuit Court's Office at:
1101 Carmichael Road
Hudson, WI 54016
Phone: (715) 386-4630
Email: clerkofcourts@sccwi.gov
However, there may be fees for copying or certifying documents.
