Georgia Court Records Search by Name: Use eAccess, County Clerks, GSCCCA, Appeals, Felon Search & PACER Correctly
Georgia court records are not stored in one simple statewide public database. The correct search route depends on the court class, county, clerk office, case type, eAccess provider, appellate court, business court, traffic citation system, criminal-history route or federal PACER court.
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Responsible-use warning: a matching name does not prove identity. A complaint, petition, charge, warrant, citation, arrest, indictment or docket entry does not prove guilt, liability or final outcome. Court records may be incomplete, delayed, sealed, restricted, expunged, corrected later or available only from the official custodian.
Georgia court records start with the court class, county and clerk
Georgia has multiple trial-level court classes, including superior, state, juvenile, probate, magistrate and municipal courts, plus the Georgia State-wide Business Court. State appeals are handled by the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia. Because the record custodian depends on the court and county, a broad name search is only the first step.
Each Georgia county has a Clerk of Superior Court.
Superior, state, juvenile, probate, magistrate, municipal and business court records may route differently.
Georgia Felon Search charges per search and is not the same as a court docket search.
Georgia federal cases route to Northern, Middle or Southern District federal courts.
Georgia court-record route finder
Select the record type you are trying to locate. This tool runs in your browser, does not send information anywhere and does not ask for a name, date of birth, case number or address.
Superior Court clerks maintain civil and criminal filings for the county and also serve as custodians of county land and property records. Use Georgia Courts eAccess when the court participates, then use Find My Clerk or the county clerk website for official copies, certified records or records not available online.
Choose the correct Georgia court route before searching by name
Georgia name search is most useful after you know the county and court class. A case may be in a local clerk system, re:SearchGA, PeachCourt, Odyssey eFileGA, a municipal citation provider, a business court portal, an appellate docket or PACER.
| Need | Correct court or system | Best starting route |
|---|---|---|
| Felony, divorce, title to land, equity or major civil case | Superior Court / county Clerk of Superior Court | Use Georgia Courts eAccess if the court participates. Otherwise use Find My Clerk and the county clerk website or office for case search and copies. |
| Civil case, misdemeanor or traffic matter in counties with State Court | State Court | Search the county State Court or clerk route. Coverage varies by county, provider and case type. |
| Small civil claim, dispossessory, garnishment, abandoned vehicle or warrant application | Magistrate Court | Use the county Magistrate Court or local clerk search. Some counties route through re:SearchGA, local Odyssey portals or county websites. |
| Estate, guardianship, weapons carry license, marriage license or vital-record-adjacent probate matter | Probate Court | Use the county Probate Court. Some records may be restricted, older, paper-only or available only to authorized people. |
| Dependency, delinquency, termination of parental rights or other child-related matter | Juvenile Court | Do not expect ordinary public name search. Juvenile records are often confidential or restricted; use the official court and authorized-party process. |
| City ordinance, municipal misdemeanor or traffic ticket | Municipal Court or Recorder’s Court | Use the court listed on the citation. Georgia Courts states there is no single centralized statewide traffic-citation search database. |
| Complex commercial case assigned to the statewide business court | Georgia State-wide Business Court | Use PeachCourt and the Business Court case-search route, or contact the Business Court Clerk’s office for filing-help and case-access questions. |
| State appeal | Court of Appeals of Georgia or Supreme Court of Georgia | Use the applicable appellate docket search, and save both the appellate case number and lower-court case number when available. |
| Georgia felony conviction check | Georgia Felon Search / GCIC / GBI | Use Georgia Felon Search for in-state felony conviction checks. Do not treat court docket search as a criminal-history report. |
| Federal district, bankruptcy or federal appellate case | PACER / federal courts | Use PACER. Georgia state court portals do not contain federal district, bankruptcy or Eleventh Circuit case records. |
How to use Georgia Courts eAccess without choosing the wrong system
Georgia Courts eAccess to Court Records redirects users to provider websites for participating courts. The official eAccess page says users must have an account to search court records. This makes it a starting route, not a complete replacement for every county clerk or courthouse.
This helps avoid commercial people-search pages and confirms you are using an official state court routing page.
Review the participating court list and choose the exact court by county and court class.
Georgia Courts notes that users may be redirected to a provider website and must have an account to search court records.
Depending on the court, records may route through re:SearchGA, PeachCourt, Odyssey eFileGA, a local county portal or another court-authorized platform.
A Superior Court civil case, State Court misdemeanor, Magistrate dispossessory, Probate estate and Municipal Court citation can all require different custodians.
For certified copies, sealed-record questions, older records or missing documents, contact the clerk or court that maintains the original case file.
Georgia court records search by name: avoid false matches
A statewide name search can miss records or return false matches because Georgia records are organized by county, court class, provider and access rule. A person or business may appear in more than one Georgia court system, and some records may be sealed, restricted, confidential, juvenile, expunged, archived or not searchable remotely.
- Finding a civil or business-party docket when the case number is unknown.
- Locating a Superior Court, State Court or Magistrate Court matter in a participating county.
- Finding a Business Court case in PeachCourt by party name.
- Locating a case before requesting certified copies from a clerk.
- Common names, aliases, middle initials, suffixes and business-name variations.
- Traffic citations where the court has no statewide central database.
- Juvenile, adoption, sealed, restricted or expunged matters.
- Using a court docket as a criminal-history or screening report.
Official Georgia court-record links and what to do after opening each one
Each official link below includes next steps so this page works as a practical guide, not just a list of links.
Use this as the official starting point for Georgia court services, data, records, court classes, directories and related judicial resources.
- Confirm you are on georgiacourts.gov.
- Open Data & Records for court search routes.
- Use Classes of Court if you do not know the court type.
- Use the directory or clerk search when the case is local.
Use this for participating Georgia court-record provider routes.
- Find the court by county and court class.
- Click the listed provider route.
- Create or use the required provider account.
- Contact the court of record for official copies or missing records.
Use this when you need the court, judge, clerk or court-office contact route.
- Search by county, court class or name.
- Confirm the court’s address and contact details.
- Use the court website for local case-search details.
- Call the clerk before visiting for records or copies.
Use this to find the county Clerk of Superior Court.
- Choose the county list or search option.
- Open the county clerk profile or website.
- Check civil, criminal, real estate and copy procedures.
- Use the clerk for certified copies and official file questions.
Use this for GSCCCA search services tied to Superior Court clerks, including many real estate, lien, plat, UCC and other clerk-index routes.
- Create a GSCCCA account if online access requires it.
- Choose the correct index before searching.
- Remember land-record indexes are not the same as court dockets.
- Use a Superior Court clerk office for full free access when needed.
Use this for digital certified-document requests from participating Georgia court systems and clerk offices.
- Check the participating-county list first.
- Register for a GSCCCA universal account if needed.
- Submit a request with the county, court and document details.
- Use the authentication-code lookup to verify an existing certified document.
Use this when the participating Georgia court routes record searching through Tyler re:SearchGA.
- Use the official Georgia Courts or county clerk link where possible.
- Sign in or create an account when required.
- Search by case number or party name.
- Confirm court coverage and official-copy rules with the clerk.
Use this to check e-filing/vendor participation for Georgia courts.
- Find the county and court class.
- Check Odyssey eFileGA, PeachCourt or GreenFiling/InfoTrack columns.
- Do not confuse filing availability with full public document access.
- Use the court clerk for certified records.
Use this where the official court route sends users to PeachCourt for e-filing or case search, including Georgia State-wide Business Court case search.
- Create or sign in to an account if required.
- Choose case search, not new filing, if you need a record.
- Search by case number or party name where supported.
- Contact the court clerk for official copies and record limits.
Use this for Georgia traffic citation routing.
- Read the notice that Georgia has no centralized traffic-citation search database.
- Use the court listed on the citation.
- Search only through a listed court-authorized solution.
- Verify citation status, court date and payment consequences with the court.
Use this for Supreme Court matters, including certain direct appeals and petitions.
- Search by docket number or available case information.
- Save the lower-court case number when shown.
- Use the Clerk’s Office for official case-file questions.
- Do not ask court staff for legal advice.
Use this for Georgia felony conviction checks, not ordinary court docket lookup.
- Review the service agreement and cost.
- Understand what the search includes and excludes.
- Provide accurate identifiers if you are legally allowed to search.
- Use fingerprint-based or authorized screening routes when required.
How to get Georgia court-record copies or certified records
Georgia copy procedures and fees are not identical statewide because many records are maintained by the local court or clerk that filed the case. The official custodian should control over any general estimate.
| Record needed | Likely custodian | What to provide |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Court civil, felony, divorce or land-title case file | County Clerk of Superior Court | County, court, case number, party names, filing year, document title and whether certification is needed. |
| State Court civil, misdemeanor or traffic case | County State Court clerk or court clerk | County, court name, citation or case number, party name, charge/case type and copy type. |
| Magistrate Court small claim, dispossessory or warrant application | County Magistrate Court clerk | County, case number, parties, filing date and requested filing or disposition. |
| Probate estate, guardianship or marriage-license-related file | County Probate Court | County, decedent or party name, case number if known, record type and relationship/authorization if required. |
| Municipal traffic or ordinance case | City municipal court or recorder’s court | Citation number, city, court name, defendant name and court date if known. |
| Digital certified document from a participating county | GSCCCA eCertification / participating clerk | County, court, case or instrument number, document name and email/payment details requested by the portal. |
- Search by case number first if possible.
- Confirm the county and court class.
- Ask whether you need a plain, certified, exemplified or authenticated copy.
- Ask whether documents are sealed, restricted, juvenile, confidential or expunged.
- Verify current copy fees, mailing fees and payment method with the clerk.
- The county and court participate in GSCCCA eCertification.
- You need a digital certified document.
- You can provide enough details to identify the exact record.
- You understand that the clerk decides what documents can be certified electronically.
- You need to authenticate an existing eCertified document with a code.
Georgia court records are not the same as Georgia Felon Search or a GBI criminal-history record
A court-record search shows court case activity. Georgia Felon Search verifies whether someone has been convicted of felony offenses in Georgia through GCIC data. The GBI criminal-history route and local law-enforcement record checks have separate rules, identifiers, consent requirements and fees.
- Docket entries and case events.
- Case number and court location.
- Parties, filings, orders and dispositions where public.
- Certified copies from the court or clerk.
- Appeal tracking from the lower-court record.
- Georgia felony conviction checks.
- Criminal-history record inspection or correction questions.
- Fingerprint-based or authorized employment/licensing checks.
- GCIC-related criminal-history issues.
- Record restriction or expungement questions through official channels.
Court records are not always the same as GSCCCA land, lien, UCC or real estate records
Georgia Superior Court clerks often maintain both court filings and county land/property records, but those are different searches. A civil judgment may have a court docket and also appear in a lien or real-estate-related index, but the search purpose is different.
| Need | Use this route | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Civil lawsuit, felony, divorce, family, probate, juvenile or traffic docket | Court-record route, local court or clerk | Court dockets are maintained by courts and clerks under court-access rules. |
| Deed, mortgage, lien, plat, UCC, real estate or personal property index | GSCCCA or county Clerk of Superior Court real-estate records | Recorded land and property records are not the same as ordinary court case dockets. |
| Digital certified copy from a participating county | GSCCCA eCertification | The eCertification portal can request or verify digital certified documents only where the county/court participates. |
| State felony conviction check | Georgia Felon Search / GCIC / GBI | Criminal-history data is separate from court dockets and has separate scope and limits. |
| Federal case | PACER | Federal district, bankruptcy and appellate records are not stored in Georgia county court portals. |
Georgia State-wide Business Court case search
The Georgia State-wide Business Court is a separate statewide route for qualifying commercial cases. Business Court filing and case searching are handled through PeachCourt, and the Business Court FAQ explains that existing Business Court cases can be searched by Business Court case number or party name after signing in.
Use it to confirm whether the case belongs in Business Court rather than Superior Court or State Court.
Use Case Search rather than New Case when your goal is to locate an existing Business Court matter.
Search using a Business Court case number or party name.
If the matter was removed or transferred from Superior Court or State Court, check the underlying court docket and transferred case materials.
Georgia appellate court records: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Georgia appellate records are separate from trial-court clerk records. If a case was appealed, keep both the appellate docket number and the lower-court case number.
The Supreme Court Clerk’s Office receives, processes and maintains permanent records of appeals and other official documents filed with the Court. The Clerk’s Office is located at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center, 330 Capitol Avenue SE, 1st Floor, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30334. Phone: 404-656-3470.
The Court of Appeals is Georgia’s intermediate appellate court. It is located at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center, 330 Capitol Avenue SE, Suite 1601, Atlanta, GA 30334. Phone: 404-656-3450. Use the court’s official website for appellate filing, docket and case-status routes.
Georgia federal court records use PACER, not Georgia county court portals
Federal civil, criminal and bankruptcy records are separate from Georgia state courts. Georgia has Northern, Middle and Southern federal judicial districts. Federal appellate matters from Georgia generally route to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, while bankruptcy cases route to the corresponding federal bankruptcy court.
- Use this for federal district cases in the Northern District.
- Courthouse locations include Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan and Rome.
- Use PACER or CM/ECF for docket and document access.
- Contact the federal clerk for official federal copies.
- Use this for federal district cases in the Middle District.
- The district lists offices in Athens, Albany, Columbus, Macon and Valdosta.
- Use PACER for electronic case records.
- Contact the court for records beyond PACER summary access.
- Use this for federal district cases in the Southern District.
- The district lists six divisions across southeast Georgia.
- Use PACER or CM/ECF for docket and document access.
- Contact the federal clerk for certified federal records.
- Search the national index if the federal court is unknown.
- Use a specific federal court for the most current docket access.
- Save the court, case number and party names.
- Review PACER charges before opening documents.
PACER cost estimator
This browser-only estimator is for planning. PACER’s official receipt controls the actual charge.
What to do if your Georgia court-record search returns no result
- Wrong county or wrong city court.
- Wrong court class: Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate, Juvenile or Municipal.
- Wrong provider: eAccess, re:SearchGA, PeachCourt, Odyssey, GSCCCA, local clerk or local court site.
- Name spelling, suffix, maiden name, alias, business punctuation or middle initial variation.
- Case number entered with missing digits, punctuation or court-code formatting.
- The court may not participate in the statewide eAccess route.
- The document may require an account, fee, in-person access or clerk request.
- The record may be sealed, expunged, juvenile, adoption-related, confidential or restricted.
- The matter may be an appellate case, business court case, municipal citation, GSCCCA record, GBI/GCIC record or federal PACER case.
- Older records may be paper-only, archived or held by a local clerk.
Use Georgia court records responsibly
- A filing is not proof that an allegation is true.
- A charge, warrant, citation or arrest is not a conviction.
- A judgment may not show whether it was paid, satisfied, appealed or vacated.
- Online docket information may not show the newest filing or the complete official file.
- Do not harass, threaten, shame or retaliate against anyone named in records.
- Do not publish unnecessary addresses, children’s names, financial numbers or sensitive family details.
- Do not bypass sealing, expungement, confidentiality, juvenile or adoption restrictions.
- Contact the official custodian for corrections, copy requests, restriction, sealing or expungement questions.
Frequently asked questions about Georgia court records
How do I search Georgia court records by name?
Start with Georgia Courts E-Access to Court Records, then choose the participating provider or court route. If the case is not available there, identify the county and court class and use the local clerk or court website. A case number is usually more precise than a name search.
Is there one statewide Georgia court records search?
No single public search replaces every Georgia court and clerk. Georgia Courts provides an E-Access page that routes users to participating providers, but access can require an account and coverage depends on the court. Local clerks remain the official custodians for many records and copies.
Do I need an account to search Georgia court records online?
Often yes. Georgia Courts says users may be redirected to a provider website and must have an account to search court records. GSCCCA also requires users to create an account for online access, while full access to GSCCCA database search functions is available for free at Superior Court clerk offices throughout Georgia.
Who keeps Georgia Superior Court records?
Each Georgia county has a Clerk of Superior Court. Superior court clerks receive and maintain criminal and civil court filings and also serve as custodians for county land and property records. Use Find My Clerk to locate the correct county clerk.
Are Georgia court records the same as GSCCCA records?
Not exactly. GSCCCA provides statewide systems connected to Superior Court clerks, including searches for real estate, liens, plats, UCCs and some court-related records. A county court case file, however, is still maintained by the court or clerk where the case was filed.
How do I get a certified Georgia court record?
Contact the clerk or court that maintains the original file and request the specific document, case number, party names and copy type. Some participating courts also support digital certified-document requests through the GSCCCA eCertification Portal.
Can I search Georgia traffic citations in one statewide database?
Georgia Courts states that Georgia does not have a centralized database to search traffic citations. If the court uses one of the listed solutions, users may be able to search by name, city or county of issuance and date of birth. Always use the court listed on the citation.
Are Georgia court records the same as Georgia Felon Search?
No. Georgia Felon Search is a Georgia Crime Information Center route for checking Georgia felony convictions. It does not return sealed or expunged information, juvenile felony history or misdemeanor records. A court docket search is not the same as an official criminal-history record.
Where do I search Georgia appellate and federal court records?
Use the Supreme Court of Georgia docket system for Supreme Court matters and the Court of Appeals of Georgia for intermediate appeals. Federal district and bankruptcy cases are separate from Georgia state courts and are searched through PACER, the Northern, Middle or Southern District of Georgia, and the corresponding bankruptcy court.
Can I use this page for employment, tenant, credit or insurance screening?
No. Public-Court-Records.us is not a Consumer Reporting Agency, and this article is not an FCRA-regulated background-check product. Do not use this page to make employment, tenant, housing, credit, insurance or eligibility decisions.
Publication review checklist
This guide was reviewed for official-source accuracy, Georgia Judicial Gateway routing, eAccess provider limitations, county clerk routing, GSCCCA and eCertification distinction, Georgia court-class coverage, traffic-citation no-central-database warning, Georgia Felon Search limits, appellate and federal separation, responsible-use warnings, mobile layout, accessibility, Yoast-safe schema and low-value-content risk. Verification date: September 1, 2026.