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 23, 2026.
Clermont County, Ohio, has about 214,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal and County Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Courts, 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: Clermont County public records, Clermont County arrest records, Clermont County warrants, Clermont County inmate search, Clermont County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clermont County
Court cases from Clermont County are filed in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases over $15,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters, each in its own division.
The Municipal and County Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000; mayor's courts handle some village tickets.
Divorces go to the Domestic Relations Division of the Court of Common Pleas, and the file stays with the Clerk of Courts.
The Clerk of Courts keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Ohio Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Clermont County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at municipalclerk.clermontcountyohio.gov/case-access (page title: Municipal Clerk of Court | Case Access), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Municipal and County Courts, not to the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas.
Ohio has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Ohio court page SearchSystems verified is at supremecourt.ohio.gov/clerk/ecms.
What Reaches the Court from Clermont County
Together, the eight agencies in Clermont County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,010 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas or the Municipal and County Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clermontprosecutor.org (page title: Clermont County Prosecutor), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Clermont County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clermont County criminal records, Clermont County traffic tickets, Clermont County DUI and Clermont County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Clermont County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Clermont County and Ohio. These court pages from its Clermont County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Ohio Trial Courts & Local Rules (supremecourt.ohio.gov)
Cities in Clermont County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas or the Municipal and County Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Milford, New Richmond, Bethel, Williamsburg, Batavia, Owensville, Felicity, Moscow, Neville and Chilo.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clermont County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at municipalclerk.clermontcountyohio.gov; it belongs to a lower court, the Municipal and County Courts, not to the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas.
Which court hears felonies in Clermont County?
The Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases over $15,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters, each in its own division. The Municipal and County Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000; mayor's courts handle some village tickets.
Who keeps the court records in Clermont County?
The Clerk of Courts. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Ohio?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Clermont 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.