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.
Madison County, Mississippi, has about 114,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County inmate search, Madison County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Madison County
Court cases from Madison County are filed in the Madison 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.
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 Madison County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at madison-co.com/court-systems (page title: Court Systems | Madison County Mississippi), 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 Madison County
Together, the four agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,910 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Madison County Circuit Court or the Justice Court and County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at madison-co.com/elected-offices/district-attorney/contact-us (page title: Contact Us | Madison County Mississippi), phone (601) 859-7838, 3390 North Liberty Street Suite B P.O. Box 121 Canton, MS 39046, 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 Madison County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Madison County criminal records, Madison County divorce records, Madison County traffic tickets, Madison County DUI and Madison County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Madison County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Madison County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Madison County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- MEC General Information (courts.ms.gov)
Cities in Madison County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Madison 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.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Madison County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Ridgeland (24,576)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Madison County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at madison-co.com/court-systems.
Which court hears felonies in Madison County?
The Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.