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.
Diamondhead, Mississippi, in Hancock County, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hancock County Circuit Court and the Justice Court and County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records, 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: Diamondhead public records, Hancock County court records, Diamondhead arrest records, Diamondhead warrants, Diamondhead inmate search, Diamondhead criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Diamondhead
In Diamondhead, the Hancock County Circuit Court hears felonies and the larger civil cases.
Below it, the Justice Court and County Court take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims in the Justice Court; the County Court, where the county has one, takes eminent domain, juvenile and mid-sized civil cases.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Chancery Court, and the file stays with the Chancery Clerk.
The Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Mississippi Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Diamondhead
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hancockcounty.ms.gov/214/Circuit-Clerk (page title: Circuit Clerk | Hancock County, MS), phone 228-467-5265, 152 Main Street Suite B Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
Mississippi has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Mississippi court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.ms.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Diamondhead
Together, the three agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,593 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hancock County Circuit Court or the Justice Court and County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hancockcounty.ms.gov/m/directory/department?did=40 (page title: Staff Directory, District Attorney), phone 228-467-6631, 152 Main Street Suite D Saint Louis, MS 39520, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 Diamondhead guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Diamondhead criminal records, Diamondhead divorce records, Diamondhead traffic tickets, Diamondhead DUI and Diamondhead property records.
More Official Court Pages for Hancock County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hancock County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Hancock County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Chancery Courts (courts.ms.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Diamondhead?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hancockcounty.ms.gov/214/Circuit-Clerk, phone 228-467-5265.
Which court hears felonies in Diamondhead?
The Hancock County Circuit Court, which hears felonies and the larger civil cases. The Justice Court and County Court take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims in the Justice Court; the County Court, where the county has one, takes eminent domain, juvenile and mid-sized civil cases.
Who keeps the court records in Diamondhead?
The Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Mississippi?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Diamondhead 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.