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 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, has about 149,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Alachua County Circuit Court and the County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, 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: Gainesville public records, Alachua County court records, Gainesville arrest records, Gainesville warrants, Gainesville inmate search, Gainesville criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Gainesville
Court cases from Gainesville are filed in the Alachua County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the court clerk.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
Looking Up a Case from Gainesville
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at alachuacounty.us/Depts/Clerk/PublicRecords/pages/courtrecords.aspx (page title: Public Records, Court Records & Recorder), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Florida has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Florida court page SearchSystems verified is at flcourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Gainesville
Together, the three agencies in Alachua County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,312 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Alachua County Circuit Court or the County Court.
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 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Gainesville guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Gainesville criminal records, Gainesville divorce records, Gainesville traffic tickets, Gainesville DUI and Gainesville property records.
More Official Court Pages for Alachua County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Alachua County and Florida. These court pages from its Alachua County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Cold Cases, ALACHUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (acso.us)
- Warrants Bureau (acso.us)
- Welcome, Alachua County Public Records Web Access (isol.alachuaclerk.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Gainesville?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at alachuacounty.us.
Which court hears felonies in Gainesville?
The Alachua County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in Gainesville?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Florida?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Gainesville 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.