About this project
Just the numbers.
Nothing else.
The Kalamazoo Transparency Act takes public court data that is buried in government PDFs and puts it where everyone can see it. No spin. No opinion. Just the data your government already publishes, made readable.
What this is
The data already exists. We just show it.
Every year the State Court Administrative Office publishes reports on judicial workload, case filings, and court performance. The Friend of the Court files grievance reports. The state publishes child support collection numbers. It is all public.
The problem is that this data is scattered across PDFs, buried in tables covering all 83 Michigan counties, and formatted so nobody reads it. We extract the Kalamazoo County numbers, organize them, and publish them here so anyone can see exactly what is happening.
How it works
Government report in. Public data out.
We find the source
State court reports, SCAO publications, FOC annual filings, child support data. All published by the government, all public record.
We extract the data
Kalamazoo County numbers are pulled from statewide reports, organized by court, case type, and year, and verified against the original source.
We publish it here
Every number on this site links back to its government source. You can verify anything we show. If it is wrong, the source will prove it.
What we cover
Three courts. All public data.
9th Circuit Court
Case filings and dispositions for appeals, criminal, civil, and family law. FOC grievance outcomes and child support collections.
8th District Court
Traffic, civil infractions, and misdemeanor case data. Judicial workload and staffing.
Probate Court
Estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and mental health proceedings. Judicial workload data.
What this is not
We do not editorialize.
This is not an opinion site. We do not tell you what to think about the numbers. We show you the numbers and where they come from. You decide what they mean.
We do not collect personal data from visitors. We do not target individuals. We do not request sealed or private records. Everything on this site comes from data the government already makes available to the public.
If you think a number is wrong, check the source link. Every data point on this site can be verified against the original government publication.
Questions or corrections?
If you find an error, have a source we should look at, or want to know where a number came from, reach out.
contact@kalamazootransparencyact.com