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 25, 2026.
Martin, Tennessee, in Weakley County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Weakley 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: Martin public records, Weakley County court records, Martin arrest records, Martin warrants, Martin inmate search, Martin criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Martin
In Martin, the Weakley County Circuit and Chancery Courts 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 Martin
For Weakley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at weakleycountytn.gov/circuit-court.html (page title: Weakley County Circuit Court and General Sessions), phone 731-364-3455, 116 W. Main St. Room 203 Dresden, TN 38225, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the General Sessions Court, not to the Weakley 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 Martin
Together, the four agencies in Weakley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,168 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney General decides which of those arrests become cases in the Weakley County Circuit and Chancery Courts or the General Sessions 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 Martin guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Martin criminal records, Martin traffic tickets, Martin DUI and Martin property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Martin?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at weakleycountytn.gov/circuit-court.html, phone 731-364-3455; it belongs to a lower court, the General Sessions Court, not to the Weakley County Circuit and Chancery Courts.
Which court hears felonies in Martin?
The Weakley 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 Martin?
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 Martin 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.