Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Webster County, Missouri, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Webster 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: Webster County public records, Webster County arrest records, Webster County warrants, Webster County criminal records, Webster County police reports, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Webster County
Court cases from Webster County are filed in the Webster 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 Webster County
For Webster County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at webstercountymo.gov/circuit-clerks-office (page title: Circuit Clerk’s Office), 101 S. Crittenden St., Rm. 22 Marshfield, MO 65706, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Webster County
Together, the three agencies in Webster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 81 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Webster County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at webstercountymo.gov/prosecuting-attorneys-office (page title: Prosecuting Attorney’s Office), phone 417-859-0214, 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 Webster County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Webster County criminal records, Webster County divorce records, Webster County traffic tickets, Webster County DUI and Webster County property records.
Cities in Webster County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Webster County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal divisions where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Webster County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Marshfield (7,935)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Webster County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at webstercountymo.gov/circuit-clerks-office. Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Webster County?
The Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster 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.