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.
Dade County, Missouri, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Dade County Circuit Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Dade County public records, Dade County arrest records, Dade County warrants, Dade County criminal records, Dade County police reports, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Dade County
In Dade County, the Dade County Circuit Court hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with associate circuit judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
A city with a municipal divisions of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Circuit Clerk.
The Circuit 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 Missouri Sunshine Law.
Looking Up a Case from Dade County
For Dade County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at dadecountymo.gov/circuit-clerk (page title: Dade County Circuit Clerk), phone 417-238-2400, 300 W. Water Street Greenfield, MO 65661, Monday thru Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
The Missouri court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.mo.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Dade County
Together, the two agencies in Dade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 24 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Dade County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dadecountymo.gov/prosecuting-attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Dade County, Missouri), phone 417-238-2400, 300 West Water Street, Suite 4A Greenfield, MO 65661, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Dade County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Dade County criminal records, Dade County divorce records, Dade County traffic tickets, Dade County DUI and Dade County property records.
Cities in Dade County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Dade County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal divisions where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Greenfield, Lockwood, Everton, Dadeville, South Greenfield and Arcola.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Dade County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dadecountymo.gov/circuit-clerk, phone 417-238-2400. Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Dade County?
The Dade County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with associate circuit judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Dade County?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Missouri?
Yes: Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Dade 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.