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Case files relating to criminal and civil cases brought before the St. Croix County Circuit Court. Cases may include complaints, summonses, warrants, motions, appeals, judgments, and orders. Criminal offenses may relate to cases such as murder, assault and battery, adultery, larceny, fornication, illegal liquor sales, vandalism, and gambling. Civil suits may involve monetary transactions, personal disputes, divorce cases, and other family court-related matters.

Records showing the daily proceedings and judgments of the courts.

Record of judges' decisions in civil cases. Includes names of plaintiffs, defendants, a case summary, dates of actions, and name of judge. Vols. B-Q and one volume labeled "Rule Book" (1851-1957).

Informations (sworn accusations) read before the County Court by the District Attorney to formally charge individuals with criminal violations of state statutes. Entries list charge, date of action, place of offense, name of district attorney, name of defendant, and date of information given. Volume 1: 1878-1909; Volume 2: 1910-1926; Volume 3: 1927-1953.

Record of judge's decisions and orders. Content includes names of plaintiff and defendant, case summaries, date, judgments, and orders.Index in front of each volume.

Record of credentials of clergymen which were required to be filed before being authorized to perform marriages. Entries usually include name, denomination, geographic assignment, and name of authorizing ecclesiastical superior. Copies of official certificates are sometimes attached. Volume 1 contains ordination records, 1855-1885, but also includes orders of the court and record of legal papers filed in court cases, 1851-1853, and a few entries certifying medical degrees for applicants to the Medical Examination Board, 1887-1897.

Record of Circuit Court criminal actions from initiation to final disposition. Summary record of proceedings taken and papers filed in criminal cases. Each record includes the defendants name and type of crime, lists all papers filed and subpoenas issued, and contains a summary of trial proceedings, verdicts, and sentences.

Vol. 1 consists of 1850-1925; Vol. 2 consists of 1926-1972; and Vol. 3 consists of 1973-1979. Entries are alphabetical by defendant surname.

Judgment and order books, Vols. 1-7 (1957-1971). Index in front of each volume.

Record of judges decisions on mortgage foreclosures, showing names of defendants and plaintiffs, amount owed, date, legal description of property, and judgment. Name index in the front of each volume.

Provides a brief summary of cases heard before the Circuit Court. Includes the names of defendants and plaintiffs as well as the judgment in each particular case.

Records of naturalization proceedings in the Circuit Court of St. Croix County. Records include Declarations of Intention (1850-1952); Petitions (1857-1948); Naturalization Records (1857-1906); Certificates of Naturalization (1907-1927); Ancillary Records, (1950-1954); and a card index to Naturalizations (1850-1947).

Records of naturalization proceedings in the Circuit Court of St. Croix County. Records include Declarations of Intention (1850-1952); Petitions (1857-1948); Naturalization Records (1857-1906); Certificates of Naturalization (1907-1927); Ancillary Records, (1950-1954); and a card index to Naturalizations (1850-1947).

Record of orders issued by the Court in civil cases. Entries show names of plaintiffs, defendants, and orders including findings of fact and conclusions of law, which are summaries of cases and decisions, show cause orders, stipulations, sheriffs reports of sale, dates of action, and name of judge. Types of cases include divorce, foreclosure, alimony, and property disputes.

Record of justices, notaries, and court commissioners required to be registered with the clerk of court giving name of officer, date of election, term, and expiration date of term. Volume 1, 1864-1884, consists of two sections: one listing justices of the peace and police justices arranged alphabetically by name of township and thereunder chronologically by date term began, and one section listing notaries public and certificates of appointment arranged by date of filing. Volume 2, 1879-1916, contains: certificates of appointment for notaries public, 1879-1900, and court commissioners and sheriffs, 1879-1916, and includes a name index.

A daily record of proceedings in civil cases before the Circuit Court including a list of legal documents filed in each case; sometimes the nature of the case; names of defendant, plaintiff, and attorneys; date of case disposition, and cross references to other related court volumes.

Summary record of persons convicted in county Justice Courts giving name of defendant, nature of offense, name of court, name of justice, date of conviction, and judgment and sentence of the court. s. 31, 1880 Wis. Stat. required Justice Courts to file a record of convictions in the office of the clerk of circuit court.