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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Claiborne 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Claiborne County public records, Claiborne County arrest records, Claiborne County warrants, Claiborne County inmate search, Claiborne County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Claiborne County
In Claiborne County, the Claiborne County Circuit and Chancery Courts 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 Claiborne County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at claibornecountytn.gov/countyoffices/law-justice/circuit-court-sessi... (page title: Circuit Court & Sessions Court | Claiborne County), phone (423) 626-3334, 1740 Main St Tazewell, TN 37879, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Claiborne County
Together, the three agencies in Claiborne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 633 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney General decides which of those arrests become cases in the Claiborne County Circuit and Chancery Courts or the General Sessions Court.
The District Attorney General's page SearchSystems verified is at tennesseeda.gov/district-8 (page title: 8th Judicial District | District Attorney Jared Effler), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Claiborne County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Claiborne County criminal records, Claiborne County divorce records, Claiborne County traffic tickets, Claiborne County DUI and Claiborne County property records.
Cities in Claiborne County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Claiborne County Circuit and Chancery Courts or the General Sessions 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 Harrogate, New Tazewell, Tazewell and Cumberland Gap.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Claiborne County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at claibornecountytn.gov, phone (423) 626-3334.
Which court hears felonies in Claiborne County?
The Claiborne 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 Claiborne County?
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 Claiborne 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.