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 September 25, 2026.
Canton, Georgia, in Cherokee County, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Cherokee County Superior Court and the State Court and Magistrate Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Superior Court, 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: Canton public records, Cherokee County court records, Canton arrest records, Canton warrants, Canton inmate search, Canton criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Canton
Court cases from Canton are filed in the Cherokee County Superior Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit.
Below it, the State Court and Magistrate Court take misdemeanors and traffic cases in the State Court where the county has one, otherwise in the Probate Court; small claims and warrants in the Magistrate Court.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of Superior Court.
The Clerk of Superior Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Georgia Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Canton
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cherokeecountyga.gov/clerk-of-courts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Cherokee County, Georgia), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Georgia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Georgia court page SearchSystems verified is at georgiacourts.gov/eaccess-court-records.
What Reaches the Court from Canton
Together, the six agencies in Cherokee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,767 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Cherokee County Superior Court or the State Court and Magistrate Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at cherokeecountyga.gov/district-attorneys-office (page title: Office of the District Attorney | Cherokee County, Georgia), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Canton guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Canton criminal records, Canton divorce records, Canton traffic tickets, Canton DUI and Canton property records.
More Official Court Pages for Cherokee County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Cherokee County and Georgia. These court pages from its Cherokee County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Case Search, Cherokeecourtclerk (cherokeecourtclerk.com)
- Cherokee County Clerk of Courts (cherokeecourtclerk.com)
- Georgia Courts (georgiacourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Canton?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cherokeecountyga.gov/clerk-of-courts.
Which court hears felonies in Canton?
The Cherokee County Superior Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit. The State Court and Magistrate Court take misdemeanors and traffic cases in the State Court where the county has one, otherwise in the Probate Court; small claims and warrants in the Magistrate Court.
Who keeps the court records in Canton?
The Clerk of Superior Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Georgia?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Canton 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.