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 September 30, 2026.
Holmes County, Mississippi, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Holmes 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: Holmes County public records, Holmes County arrest records, Holmes County warrants, Holmes County inmate search, Holmes County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Holmes County
In Holmes County, the Holmes 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 Holmes County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at holmescountyms.org/courts (page title: Courts | Holmes County), phone 662-834-1285, 116 E. China Street PO Box 39 Lexington, MS 39095, 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.
The Mississippi court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.ms.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Holmes County
Together, the five agencies in Holmes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,608 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Holmes County Circuit Court or the Justice Court and County Court.
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 Holmes County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Holmes County criminal records, Holmes County divorce records, Holmes County traffic tickets, Holmes County DUI and Holmes County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Holmes County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Holmes County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Holmes County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Chancery Courts (courts.ms.gov)
- Justice Court (holmescountyms.org)
Cities in Holmes County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Holmes 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 Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Goodman, Pickens, Cruger and West.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Holmes County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at holmescountyms.org/courts, phone 662-834-1285.
Which court hears felonies in Holmes County?
The Holmes 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 Holmes 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 Holmes 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.