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.
Lumpkin County, Georgia, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lumpkin 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Lumpkin County public records, Lumpkin County arrest records, Lumpkin County warrants, Lumpkin County inmate search, Lumpkin County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lumpkin County
In Lumpkin County, the Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gsccca.org/clerks/clerk-results?cid=93 (page title: Clerk Results), phone (706) 864-3736, 325 Riley Road Room 108 Dahlonega, GA 30533, MON-FRI 8 AM - 5 PM, 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 Lumpkin County
The Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office reported 435 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lumpkin County Superior Court or the State Court and Magistrate Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lumpkincounty.gov/179/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Lumpkin County, GA), phone 706-864-6754, 325 Riley Road Room 226 Dahlonega, GA 30533, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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 Lumpkin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lumpkin County criminal records, Lumpkin County divorce records, Lumpkin County traffic tickets, Lumpkin County DUI and Lumpkin County property records.
Cities in Lumpkin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Lumpkin 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.
The one city in the county is Dahlonega.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Lumpkin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gsccca.org/clerks/clerk-results?cid=93, phone (706) 864-3736.
Which court hears felonies in Lumpkin County?
The Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin 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.