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.
Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Cooke County District Court and the County Courts and Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases, 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: Gainesville public records, Cooke County court records, Gainesville arrest records, Gainesville warrants, Gainesville inmate search, Gainesville criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Gainesville
In Gainesville, the Cooke County District Court hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit.
The County Courts and Justice Courts take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the District Clerk.
The District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Texas Public Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Gainesville
For Cooke County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.1Dockets (page title: Cooke County, Texas), phone 940-668-5401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Texas 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 search.txcourts.gov/CaseSearch.aspx?coa=cossup.
What Reaches the Court from Gainesville
Together, the two agencies in Cooke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 905 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Cooke County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
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 Gainesville guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Gainesville criminal records, Gainesville divorce records, Gainesville traffic tickets, Gainesville DUI and Gainesville property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Gainesville?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.1Dockets, phone 940-668-5401.
Which court hears felonies in Gainesville?
The Cooke County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit. The County Courts and Justice Courts take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts.
Who keeps the court records in Gainesville?
The District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Texas?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Gainesville 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.