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 9, 2026.
Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Putnam 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: Palatka public records, Putnam County court records, Palatka arrest records, Palatka warrants, Palatka inmate search, Palatka criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Palatka
In Palatka, the Putnam County Circuit Court 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 Palatka
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at putnamclerk.com (page title: Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller), 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 Palatka
Together, the four agencies in Putnam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,694 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Putnam County Circuit Court or the County Court.
The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sao7.com (page title: SAO7 | State Attorney's Office 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Palatka guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Palatka criminal records, Palatka divorce records, Palatka traffic tickets, Palatka DUI and Palatka property records.
More Official Court Pages for Putnam County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Putnam County and Florida. These court pages from its Putnam County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Criminal Court (putnamclerk.com)
- Putnam, Florida Courts (flcourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Palatka?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at putnamclerk.com.
Which court hears felonies in Palatka?
The Putnam 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 Palatka?
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 Palatka 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.