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.
Perry County, Tennessee, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Perry 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Perry County public records, Perry County arrest records, Perry County warrants, Perry County inmate search, Perry County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Perry County
Court cases from Perry County are filed in the Perry 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 Perry County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.perrycountytn.com (page title: Courts of Perry County Tennessee), phone 931-796-3450, 10 East Main Street, Hohenwald, TN 38462, 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 Perry County
The Perry County Sheriff's Office reported 111 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney General decides which of those arrests become cases in the Perry County Circuit and Chancery Courts or the General Sessions Court.
The District Attorney General's page SearchSystems verified is at tennesseeda.gov/district-32 (page title: 32nd Judicial District | District Attorney Hans Schwendimann), 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 Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Perry County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Perry County criminal records, Perry County divorce records, Perry County traffic tickets and Perry County DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Perry County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Perry County and Tennessee. These court pages from its Perry County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Greg B. Perry (tncourts.gov)
Cities in Perry County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Perry 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 Linden and Lobelville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Perry County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.perrycountytn.com, phone 931-796-3450.
Which court hears felonies in Perry County?
The Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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.