Georgia Court Records
Jurisdictions of the Court
Superior Courts will handle real property, equity, domestic relations as well as felonies and lesser offenses.
State Courts will hear misdemeanor criminal cases and traffic offenses.
Magistrate Courts will handle cases like preliminary hearings, some minor criminal offenses, county ordinance violations, most general civil claims with less than $15,000 in dispute, landlord-tenant cases and bad check cases.
Juvenile Courts will handle cases involving alleged law-breaking children or those in need of treatment due to mental illness or “mental retardation.”
Probate Courts will handle all court cases that deal with the probate of wills, the administration of estates, guardianships of minors or “incompetent” persons, and other types of probate cases.
Municipal Courts will handle limited municipal ordinance violations and preliminary hearings for certain criminal cases.
Civil Courts will deal with civil cases involving less than $25,000 in dispute and may offer jury trials. This court may also deal with minor criminal offenses.
State Department of Corrections
Georgia Department of Corrections
Mailing address: 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.E., Twin Towers - East, Room 854, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Physical address: see above
Phone: (404) 656-4661
Fax: (404) 656-6434
Hours: N/A
Where to Find Specific Court Records in the State of Georgia
Court of Appeals
47 Trinity Avenue, Suite 501, Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3450
Hours: 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Supreme Court of Georgia
244 Washington Street, Room 572, State Office Annex Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3470
Fax: (404) 656-2253
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Opinions and Summaries
Where to Find State Court Records
Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia
Mailing address: 244 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30334
Physical address: see above
Phone: (404) 656-5171
Fax: N/A
Hours: N/A
Contained within a Court Record
Court records will often have the following pieces of information: the address and name of the defendant, the address and name of the plaintiff, the date of each court hearing, the outcome of the court, a detailing of the evidence that was presented from both sides, the address where the hearing took place, a summary of statements from the witnesses, what statutes/ laws have been violated, the judge’s full name, and all court fee information.
