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 2, 2026.
Powder Springs, Georgia, in Cobb County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Cobb 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: Powder Springs public records, Cobb County court records, Powder Springs arrest records, Powder Springs warrants, Powder Springs inmate search, Powder Springs criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Powder Springs
In Powder Springs, the Cobb County Superior Court 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.
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 Powder Springs
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cobbcounty.gov/magistrate-court/magistrate-court-judicial-records-s... (page title: Magistrate Court Judicial Records Search | Cobb County Georgia), phone (770) 528-8900, 32 Waddell Street Marietta, GA 30090, Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the State Court and Magistrate Court, not to the Cobb County Superior Court.
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 Powder Springs
Together, the eight agencies in Cobb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,533 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Cobb County Superior Court or the State Court and Magistrate Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at cobbcounty.gov/district-attorney (page title: District Attorney | Cobb County Georgia), phone (770) 528-3080, 70 Haynes Street Marietta, GA 30090, Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, 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 Powder Springs guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Powder Springs criminal records, Powder Springs traffic tickets, Powder Springs DUI and Powder Springs property records.
More Official Court Pages for Cobb County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Cobb County and Georgia. These court pages from its Cobb County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Georgia Courts (georgiacourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Powder Springs?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cobbcounty.gov, phone (770) 528-8900; it belongs to a lower court, the State Court and Magistrate Court, not to the Cobb County Superior Court.
Which court hears felonies in Powder Springs?
The Cobb 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 Powder Springs?
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 Powder Springs 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.