Contact Us

Need an Official Document?

Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in Alpena County:

• Court case files: contact the Alpena County Clerk's Office or the 26th Judicial Circuit Court
• Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
• Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records
• Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records
• Jail roster: see inmate records
• Active warrants: see warrant records

To search cases online, the county routes you to the state MiCOURT public case search from its official Court Case Search page. For office details, county forms, and department pages, start at the county website, alpenacounty.org.

Alpena County Clerk's Office

The County Clerk's Office is the records hub for circuit-court files, vital records, and certified copies. All felony criminal cases are filed here, and this is the office for birth, death, and marriage certificates when the event happened in Alpena County.

Alpena County Courthouse Campus

Court services sit across two adjacent buildings on West Chisholm Street. The circuit court is in the county building at 720 West Chisholm, while the district and probate courts are in the County Annex next door at 719 West Chisholm.

Sheriff's Office and Jail

The sheriff's office and county jail are not in the courthouse complex. They sit west of town on M32. Use this office for the current jail roster, booking questions, and inmate matters.