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.
St. Louis City, Missouri, has about 280,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the St. Louis City 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 and common questions.
Related guides: St. Louis City public records, St. Louis City arrest records, St. Louis City warrants, St. Louis City inmate search, St. Louis City criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from St. Louis City
Court cases from St. Louis City are filed in the St. Louis City County Circuit Court, which 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 St. Louis City
For St. Louis City, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the city at stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/municipal-courts/city-court-v... (page title: Search for a Municipal Court Case), phone (314) 622-3231, 1520 Market St., Suite #1120 St. Louis, MO 63103, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the St. Louis City County Circuit Court.
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 St. Louis City
St. Louis reported 9,082 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the St. Louis City County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/circuit-attorney/index.cfm (page title: Office of the Circuit Attorney), phone (314) 622-4941, 1200 Market Street Saint Louis, MO 63103, 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 St. Louis City guides take the kinds of file one at a time: St. Louis City criminal records, St. Louis City traffic tickets, St. Louis City DUI and St. Louis City property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in St. Louis City?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the city is at stlouis-mo.gov, phone (314) 622-3231. Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in St. Louis City?
The St. Louis City 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 St. Louis City?
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 St. Louis City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.