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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Maury County Circuit and Chancery Courts and the General Sessions Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk and the Clerk and Master, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Columbia public records, Maury County court records, Columbia arrest records, Columbia warrants, Columbia inmate search, Columbia criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Columbia
Court cases from Columbia are filed in the Maury County Circuit and Chancery Courts, which hear felonies in the Circuit or Criminal Court, civil cases in either court, and divorces in either.
The General Sessions Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court or the Chancery Court, and the file stays with the Circuit Court Clerk or the Clerk and Master.
The Circuit Court Clerk and the Clerk and Master keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Tennessee Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Columbia
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at tncourts.gov/clerks/all/all?tid=112 (page title: Clerks | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts), 1115 S. Main St. Columbia, TN 38401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Tennessee has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The appellate courts' case search is at tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/public-case-history.
What Reaches the Court from Columbia
Together, the three agencies in Maury County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,979 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney General decides which of those arrests become cases in the Maury County Circuit and Chancery Courts or the General Sessions Court.
The District Attorney General's page SearchSystems verified is at tennesseeda.gov/district-22 (page title: 22nd Judicial District | District Attorney Brent Cooper), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Columbia guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Columbia criminal records, Columbia divorce records, Columbia traffic tickets, Columbia DUI and Columbia property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Columbia?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at tncourts.gov/clerks/all/all?tid=112.
Which court hears felonies in Columbia?
The Maury County Circuit and Chancery Courts, which hear felonies in the Circuit or Criminal Court, civil cases in either court, and divorces in either. The General Sessions Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings.
Who keeps the court records in Columbia?
The Circuit Court Clerk and the Clerk and Master. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Tennessee?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Columbia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.