Yellow Medicine County Court Administration

Court Administration in Granite Falls

Yellow Medicine County District Court operates from the courthouse at 415 Ninth Avenue in Granite Falls. Court Administration is where residents ask about case files, hearing calendars, certified copies, and public terminal access. The office contact from the Minnesota Judicial Branch is Lindsay Listul, and the court phone is (320) 722-7002. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Minnesota Judicial Branch page for Yellow Medicine County is the starting point for court contact information, parking, directions, remote hearings, jury service, and the public calendar. The county directory and facilities page confirm the courthouse complex and nearby county offices.

Local Office Reference

The county directory on the official county site shows the courthouse and related offices clustered in Granite Falls. The directory page is the cleanest source for office locations and is worth checking when you need more than a case lookup: county directory source.

That directory is the fastest way to tell Court Administration apart from the county attorney, sheriff, and public-services offices that share the same courthouse area.

How Certified Copies Work

MCRO is useful for searching public records, but it does not replace the official court file. If you need a certified copy, a court seal, or a document not posted online, Court Administration is the office to call. The county attorney services page and victim/witness page are also linked from the local office directory and help show how court-administration work fits into the larger county justice system.

The local office contact sources are published here for convenience: county attorney office and victim/witness program.

This office sits in the same courthouse complex and helps anchor the county's criminal and civil workflow around Granite Falls.

Public Access and Data Practices

Yellow Medicine County court records are subject to Minnesota's public-data rules and the Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch. Court Administration can help explain what is public online, what is only available at the courthouse, and what is sealed or restricted. For county government data outside the court file, Minnesota's Data Practices Act controls access.

That rule matters when a record is public in principle but still needs a courthouse visit or a formal request to get the exact copy you want.

Public Services Is Separate

Marriage records, certified marriage copies, and related vital records are handled by Yellow Medicine County Public Services at 180 8th Avenue, not by Court Administration. That separation matters because people often ask the courthouse for records that actually sit with the county's Public Services office.

Yellow Medicine County Vital Statistics lists the marriage fee schedule, certified-copy price, and application process.

The county attorney's victim/witness services sit nearby and are part of the same courthouse ecosystem, even though they do not issue records.

Office Contacts and Related Pages

Use the court page for case access, the county Public Services page for marriage and other vital records, and the sheriff page for custody or warrant questions.

County directory and attorney services and duties are useful when you need the office that handles a noncourt county record issue.

Victim and Witness Support

Yellow Medicine County's victim/witness program is another local point of contact tied to the courthouse. It helps people understand hearings, restitution, interpreter needs, and case-status changes, which makes it relevant when a record request turns into a live criminal case question.

The county attorney page and victim/witness page together explain why some questions go to Court Administration, while others go to the prosecutor's office instead.

Sources and Follow-Up

For public court record searches, start with MCRO. For certified copies and nononline files, call Court Administration. For marriage and vital records, go to Public Services. For custody and warrants, use the Sheriff's Office pages.