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.
Alachua County, Florida, has about 292,000 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Alachua County public records, Alachua County arrest records, Alachua County warrants, Alachua County inmate search, Alachua County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Alachua County
Court cases from Alachua County 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 Alachua County
For Alachua County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county 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 Alachua County
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
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 Alachua County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Alachua County criminal records, Alachua County divorce records, Alachua County traffic tickets, Alachua County DUI and Alachua County 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)
Cities in Alachua County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Alachua County Circuit Court or the County Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Alachua County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Gainesville (148,720)
- High Springs (6,806)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Alachua County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at alachuacounty.us.
Which court hears felonies in Alachua County?
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 Alachua County?
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 Alachua 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.