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 9, 2026.
McCracken County, Kentucky, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the McCracken 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: McCracken County public records, McCracken County arrest records, McCracken County warrants, McCracken County inmate search, McCracken County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from McCracken County
In McCracken County, the McCracken 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 McCracken County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/McCracken.aspx (page title: McCracken | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 270-575-7280, 300 Clarence Gaines St. Paducah, KY 42003, Monday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 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 McCracken County
Together, the two agencies in McCracken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,385 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the McCracken Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at commonwealthattorney-mccrackencounty.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx (page title: Welcome! | Commonwealth's Attorney), phone (270) 575-7402, 301 South 6th Street Paducah, KY 42003, monwealth as a whole. Our office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 McCracken County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: McCracken County criminal records, McCracken County divorce records, McCracken County traffic tickets, McCracken County DUI and McCracken County property records.
More Official Court Pages for McCracken County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for McCracken County and Kentucky. These court pages from its McCracken County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- KCOJ directory (kcoj.kycourts.net)
- Kycourts (kcoj.kycourts.net)
Cities in McCracken County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the McCracken Circuit Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in McCracken County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Paducah (26,712)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in McCracken County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov, phone 270-575-7280.
Which court hears felonies in McCracken County?
The McCracken 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 McCracken County?
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 McCracken 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.