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.
Franklin County, Mississippi, has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Franklin 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Franklin County
In Franklin County, the Franklin 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 Franklin County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.ms.gov (page title: State of Mississippi Judiciary), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Mississippi has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
What Reaches the Court from Franklin County
Together, the two agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,304 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Franklin County Circuit Court or the Justice Court and County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at franklincountyms.gov/district-attorney (page title: District Attorney), phone 601-445-4099, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Franklin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County divorce records, Franklin County traffic tickets, Franklin County DUI and Franklin County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Franklin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Franklin County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Franklin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Chancery Courts (courts.ms.gov)
Cities in Franklin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Franklin County Circuit Court or the Justice Court and County Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Bude, Roxie and Meadville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Franklin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.ms.gov.
Which court hears felonies in Franklin County?
The Franklin 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 Franklin County?
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 Franklin 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.