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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County, has about 61,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Daviess Circuit Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, 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: Owensboro public records, Daviess County court records, Owensboro arrest records, Owensboro warrants, Owensboro inmate search, Owensboro criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Owensboro
In Owensboro, the Daviess Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the Circuit Court Clerk.
The Circuit Court Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Kentucky Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Owensboro
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Daviess.aspx (page title: Daviess | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 270-687-7329, 100 E. 2nd St. P.O. Box 277 Owensboro, KY 42302-0277, Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Kentucky has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Kentucky court page SearchSystems verified is at judicialindexes.ky.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Owensboro
Together, the two agencies in Daviess County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 4,623 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Daviess Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at daviessky.org/elected-officials/county-attorney/civil (page title: Civil Division | Daviess County Kentucky), phone 270-685-8442, 117 East 3rd Street, Owensboro, KY 42303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Owensboro guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Owensboro criminal records, Owensboro divorce records, Owensboro DUI and Owensboro property records.
More Official Court Pages for Daviess County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Daviess County and Kentucky. These court pages from its Daviess County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- KCOJ directory (kcoj.kycourts.net)
- Kycourts (kcoj.kycourts.net)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Owensboro?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov, phone 270-687-7329.
Which court hears felonies in Owensboro?
The Daviess Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Who keeps the court records in Owensboro?
The Circuit Court Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Kentucky?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Owensboro 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.