Welcome to the Wayne County Clerk Office
The County Clerk is clerk of the Circuit Court and clerk of the following boards:
the Board of Commissioners, Board of County Canvassers,
Concealed Weapon Licensing Board, and County Plat Board.
She serves as Secretary to the Board of Election Commissioners and is also a
statutory member of the Wayne County Apportionment Commission.
Other functions of the Clerk are primarily recordkeeping in nature.
For example, she must keep transcripts of births and deaths, issue marriage licenses,
record and index all business assumed names, co-partnership certificates,
notary public appointments, and discharge of military personnel.
Cathy M. Garrett
Wayne County Clerk
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue
2nd floor, Room 211
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 224-6262
(313) 224-6771
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.