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.
Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Madison 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: Jackson public records, Madison County court records, Jackson arrest records, Jackson warrants, Jackson inmate search, Jackson criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Jackson
Court cases from Jackson are filed in the Madison County Circuit and Chancery Courts, which hear felonies in the Circuit or Criminal Court, civil cases in either court, and divorces in either.
Below it, 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 Jackson
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at madisoncountytn.gov/151/General-Sessions-Court (page title: General Sessions Court | Madison County, TN), phone (731)423-6128, 515 South Liberty St Suite 300 Jackson, TN 38301, Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the General Sessions Court, not to the Madison County Circuit and Chancery Courts.
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 Jackson
Together, the two agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,106 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney General decides which of those arrests become cases in the Madison County Circuit and Chancery Courts or the General Sessions Court.
The District Attorney General's page SearchSystems verified is at madisoncountytn.gov/79/District-Attorney-General (page title: District Attorney General | Madison County, TN), phone (731) 423-5800, 514 S. Broad Street Suite B Lexington, TN 38351, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Jackson guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Jackson criminal records, Jackson traffic tickets, Jackson DUI and Jackson property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Jackson?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at madisoncountytn.gov, phone (731)423-6128; it belongs to a lower court, the General Sessions Court, not to the Madison County Circuit and Chancery Courts.
Which court hears felonies in Jackson?
The Madison 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 Jackson?
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 Jackson 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.