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.
Tishomingo County, Mississippi, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Tishomingo 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: Tishomingo County public records, Tishomingo County arrest records, Tishomingo County warrants, Tishomingo County criminal records, Tishomingo County police reports, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Tishomingo County
Court cases from Tishomingo County are filed in the Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County
For Tishomingo County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.tishomingo.ms.us/courts (page title: Courts | Tishomingo County, Mississippi), phone (662) 423-7033, 1008 Battleground Dr. Iuka, MS 38852, 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 Tishomingo County
Together, the three agencies in Tishomingo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,595 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Tishomingo County criminal records, Tishomingo County divorce records, Tishomingo County traffic tickets and Tishomingo County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Tishomingo County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Tishomingo County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Tishomingo County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Chancery Courts (courts.ms.gov)
Cities in Tishomingo County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Tishomingo 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 Iuka, Belmont, Burnsville, Tishomingo, Golden and Paden.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Tishomingo County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.tishomingo.ms.us/courts, phone (662) 423-7033.
Which court hears felonies in Tishomingo County?
The Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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.