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 on September 24, 2026.
Prentiss County, Mississippi, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Prentiss 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: Prentiss County public records, Prentiss County arrest records, Prentiss County warrants, Prentiss County criminal records, Prentiss County police reports, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Prentiss County
Court cases from Prentiss County are filed in the Prentiss 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 Prentiss County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at prentisscounty.org/courts (page title: Courts | Prentiss County), phone 662-728-8151, 200 Bridge Street PO Box 477 Booneville MS 38829, 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 Prentiss County
Together, the three agencies in Prentiss County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,065 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Prentiss 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 Prentiss County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Prentiss County criminal records, Prentiss County divorce records, Prentiss County traffic tickets and Prentiss County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Prentiss County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Prentiss County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Prentiss County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Chancery Courts (courts.ms.gov)
Cities in Prentiss County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Prentiss 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 Prentiss County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Booneville (9,367)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Prentiss County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at prentisscounty.org/courts, phone 662-728-8151.
Which court hears felonies in Prentiss County?
The Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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.