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Archived Records

Historic court records are maintained at either the Federal Records Center (FRC)  or the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - Great Lakes Region  in Chicago, IL.
 
A listing of archived records of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts, Eastern District of Wisconsin, is available at:  http://www.archives.gov/chicago/finding-aids/courts/us-courts-milwaukee.html.

The Clerk's Office maintains copies of all criminal and civil dockets, criminal judgments, and closing orders in civil cases for cases filed prior to electronic filing.  In general, both dockets and documents are available electronically from 2005 forward. 

For cases prior to 2005:

Civil Party Name Index 1955-1991 Microfiche - Clerk's Office
  Dockets 1955-1991 Microfiche - Clerk's Office
  Closing orders and Judgments 1991-Approx. 2005 Paper Copies - Clerk's Office
  Other Paper Documents and Case Files 1955- Approx. 2005 Federal Records Center or The National Archives
       
Criminal Party Name Index 1955-1993 Microfiche - Clerk's Office
  Dockets 1955-1993 Microfiche - Clerk's Office
  Judgments 1955- Approx. 2005 PDF Documents - Clerk's Office
  Other Paper Documents and Case Files 1955- Approx. 2005 Federal Records Center or The National Archives

To obtain location, accession and box number information for records maintained at the FRC, please contact the Clerk's Office at 414-297-3372.