Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Calhoun County Circuit Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Anniston public records, Calhoun County court records, Anniston arrest records, Anniston warrants, Anniston inmate search, Anniston criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Anniston
In Anniston, the Calhoun County Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $20,000, divorces and appeals from the district court.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Circuit Clerk.
The Circuit Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Alabama Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Anniston
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calhoun.alacourt.gov (page title: Calhoun County | Seventh Circuit Court of Alabama), phone (256) 231-1750, 25 West 11th Street, Anniston, AL 36201, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
The appellate courts' case search is at publicportal.alappeals.gov/portal/search/case.
What Reaches the Court from Anniston
Together, the seven agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,289 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Calhoun County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncleburnealada.org (page title: Seventh Judicial Circuit of Alabama District Attorney's Office | calhoun county da | Alabama, USA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Anniston guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Anniston criminal records, Anniston divorce records, Anniston traffic tickets, Anniston DUI and Anniston property records.
More Official Court Pages for Calhoun County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Calhoun County and Alabama. These court pages from its Calhoun County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Company Profile (v2.alacourt.com)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Anniston?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calhoun.alacourt.gov, phone (256) 231-1750. Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Anniston?
The Calhoun County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $20,000, divorces and appeals from the district court. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
Who keeps the court records in Anniston?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Alabama?
Yes: Alacourt, the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Is this the official Anniston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.