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 on September 23, 2026.
Clay County, Florida, has about 237,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clay 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clay County public records, Clay County arrest records, Clay County warrants, Clay County inmate search, Clay County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clay County
In Clay County, the Clay 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 Clay County
For Clay County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at clayclerk.com/search-records (page title: Search Records & Reports | Clay County Clerk of Court), 825 N. Orange Avenue, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043, 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 Clay County
Together, the three agencies in Clay County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,036 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clay 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 Clay County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clay County criminal records, Clay County divorce records, Clay County traffic tickets, Clay County DUI and Clay County property records.
Cities in Clay County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clay County Circuit Court or the County Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Clay County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Green Cove Springs (10,087)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clay County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clayclerk.com/search-records.
Which court hears felonies in Clay County?
The Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay 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.