This page provides links to state court websites. You may be able to access court records and court filings on some court websites.
States listed below may include links to :
- State trial courts (local courts)
- Appellate courts / Courts of appeal
- State Supreme Court / Court of last resort (highest court)
- Judicial Branch
- Administrative Office of the Courts
State Court Records
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Court records are different from background checks. Court records don't show a person's criminal history and may not give a complete or accurate picture of the person. Contact your state or local law enforcement agency about conducting a background check.
- Read why court records DON'T provide a person's criminal history
- How can I get access to court records to run a criminal background check?
State Court System Structure
This court structure chart summarizes the key features of each state's court organization.
State Court Website Links
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- Judicial Branch
- Administrative Office of the Courts
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
- Superior Courts
- Cherokee County Clerk of Courts
- Clerk of Superior Court of Fulton County
- Magistrate Court of Fulton County
- Augusta Judicial Circuit
- Southern Judicial Circuit
- Cherokee County Magistrate Court
- Jasper County Magistrate Court
- Judicial Branch
- Supreme Judicial Court
- Appeals Court
- Superior Court
- District Court
- Boston Municipal Court
- Juvenile Court
- Housing Court
- Land Court
- Middlesex County Family and Probate Court
- Probate and Family Court
- Barnstable County Probate and Family Court
- Bristol County
- Hampshire County
- Plymouth County
- Annual Report on the State of the Massachusetts Court System (2021)
- Court Administrator's Office
- Supreme Court
- Water Court
- District Courts
- Workers' Compensation Court
- Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (Justice, City, and Municipal Courts)
- Court System Home
- Office of Court Administration
- Court of Appeals
- Appellate Divisions of Supreme Court
- Appellate Terms of Supreme Court
- Supreme Courts
- Court of Claims
- Courts by County (inc. Surrogate's, Family, District, and City)
- Ithaca City Court
- New York City Civil Court
- New York City Criminal Court
- New York City Family Court
- Town and Village Justice Courts
- Judicial Department Home
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
- Circuit Courts
- Family Courts (occupy same courthouses as Circuit Courts)
- Magistrate Courts
- Probate Courts
- Municipal Courts
- Administrative Office of the Courts
- Circuit, Criminal and Chancery Courts
- Court of Criminal Appeals
- Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk
- Hamilton County Judicial System
- Haywood County Circuit Court
- Juvenile and Family Courts
- Metropolitan General Sessions Court
- Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk
- Municipal Courts
- Nashville Juvenile Court
- Shelby County Courts and Criminal Justice