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.
Calhoun County, Alabama, has about 116,000 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Calhoun County public records, Calhoun County arrest records, Calhoun County warrants, Calhoun County inmate search, Calhoun County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Calhoun County
In Calhoun County, the Calhoun County Circuit Court 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.
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 Calhoun County
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 Calhoun County
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
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Calhoun County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Calhoun County criminal records, Calhoun County divorce records, Calhoun County traffic tickets, Calhoun County DUI and Calhoun County 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)
Cities in Calhoun County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Calhoun County Circuit Court or the District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Calhoun County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Calhoun County?
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 Calhoun County?
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 Calhoun County?
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 Calhoun County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.