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 October 2, 2026.
Garland County, Arkansas, has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Garland 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: Garland County public records, Garland County arrest records, Garland County warrants, Garland County inmate search, Garland County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Garland County
Court cases from Garland County are filed in the Garland County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
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 Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Garland County
For Garland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad (page title: Case Search, Arkansas Judiciary), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
The Arkansas court page SearchSystems verified is at arcourts.gov/administration/acap/courtconnect.
What Reaches the Court from Garland County
Together, the three agencies in Garland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,980 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Garland County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at garlandcounty.org/258/Prosecuting-Attorney (page title: 18th Judicial District East Prosecuting Attorney | Garland County, AR), phone 501-622-3724, 501 Ouachita Avenue Suite 107 Hot Springs, AR 71901, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Garland County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Garland County criminal records, Garland County divorce records, Garland County traffic tickets, Garland County DUI and Garland County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Garland County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Garland County and Arkansas. These court pages from its Garland County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Big (caseinfo.arcourts.gov)
- Case Loading, Arkansas Judiciary (caseinfo.arcourts.gov)
Cities in Garland County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Garland County Circuit Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Garland County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Hot Springs (37,971)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Garland County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad. Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Garland County?
The Garland County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Garland County?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Arkansas?
Yes: CourtConnect, the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Is this the official Garland 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.