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.
Clayton County, Georgia, has about 298,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clayton 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clayton County public records, Clayton County arrest records, Clayton County warrants, Clayton County inmate search, Clayton County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clayton County
In Clayton County, the Clayton County Superior Court 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 Clayton County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at weba.claytoncountyga.gov/casinqsvr/htdocs/index.shtml (page title: Clayton County, GA | Court Search Options), 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 Clayton County
Together, the three agencies in Clayton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,499 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clayton County Superior Court or the State Court and Magistrate 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 Clayton County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clayton County criminal records, Clayton County divorce records, Clayton County traffic tickets and Clayton County DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Clayton County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Clayton County and Georgia. These court pages from its Clayton County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Clayton County, Georgia Police Department Official Website (claytonpolice.com)
Cities in Clayton County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clayton County Superior Court or the State Court and Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Clayton County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Forest Park (19,301)
- Riverdale (14,586)
- Lovejoy (12,612)
- Morrow (6,262)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clayton County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at weba.claytoncountyga.gov.
Which court hears felonies in Clayton County?
The Clayton 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 Clayton County?
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 Clayton 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.