Duluth Civil Court Records

Civil court records for Duluth, Georgia are held by the Gwinnett County Superior Court in Lawrenceville. Duluth is a city within Gwinnett County, so civil cases that arise there, from contract disputes and personal injury claims to civil judgments and property actions, are filed at the county courthouse rather than any city office. You can search Duluth civil court records online through the Gwinnett Courts portal or visit the clerk's office in Lawrenceville to request documents in person. This page covers the courts that serve Duluth, how to search civil records, and what to expect when you file or request records tied to the city.

Gwinnett County Courts Handle Duluth Civil Records

Duluth is located in Gwinnett County, and all civil court records for cases involving Duluth parties or addresses are maintained by Gwinnett County's court system. There is no separate civil court in the city. Whether the case is a small contract dispute or a large civil claim, it goes into the Gwinnett County Superior Court docket in Lawrenceville. For a full look at how Gwinnett County processes and stores civil records, see the Gwinnett County civil court records page.

The Gwinnett County Superior Court Clerk handles civil filings for all of Gwinnett County, including Duluth. The courthouse address is 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. The civil records phone number is (770) 822-8110. This line covers questions about case status, copy fees, and in-person access to civil records. The clerk's office is open on weekdays during regular business hours. If you plan to visit, bring a party name or case number to speed up the search process.

Civil records tied to Duluth cases are also indexed in the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority database at gsccca.org. This statewide database covers recorded civil judgments, liens, and related instruments for Gwinnett County. When a judgment from a Duluth civil case is recorded against real property, it appears in both the court docket system and the GSCCCA land records database.

Courthouse Location for Duluth Civil Cases

The Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center at 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 is the courthouse that serves Duluth for all civil matters. This is where you file new cases, respond to lawsuits, pick up certified copies, and access the civil records counter. The drive from central Duluth to the Lawrenceville courthouse is roughly 10 to 15 minutes on most days. Superior Court, State Court, and Magistrate Court all operate from the same Justice and Administration Center complex, so you can handle matters across those courts in a single trip if needed.

Gwinnett County State Court also generates civil court records that may cover Duluth cases, particularly for personal injury and certain contract matters within State Court's jurisdiction. Gwinnett County Magistrate Court handles civil claims up to $15,000 and landlord-tenant disputes. Appeals from Magistrate Court go to Superior Court, which means a single civil dispute can produce records in more than one court before it is fully resolved. All of these courts are reachable through the Gwinnett County courthouse complex in Lawrenceville.

Note: Duluth Municipal Court handles city ordinance violations and local traffic matters only. Civil lawsuits involving Duluth residents or businesses are not filed there.

Search Duluth Civil Court Records Online

The Gwinnett Courts portal at gwinnettcourts.com is the primary online tool for searching civil court records tied to Duluth. The portal covers Superior Court, State Court, and Magistrate Court cases and lets you search by party name or case number at no charge. Each result shows case type, filing date, key parties, hearing information, and the current status of the matter. Most searches return results quickly, and the system is available around the clock for basic lookups.

The re:SearchGA platform at researchga.tylerhost.net is another option for Superior Court civil records in Gwinnett County. This system is run by the Georgia court system and covers multiple counties. It is particularly useful if you suspect a Duluth civil matter has filings in more than one county. You can search across counties without running separate searches in each court system. The GSCCCA portal handles recorded instruments like civil judgments and liens that have been filed in the land records for Gwinnett County.

If the online search does not return the records you need, contact the Superior Court civil line at (770) 822-8110 or go to the civil counter at 75 Langley Drive. Older records and cases not yet digitized may only exist in physical files at the courthouse. Staff can retrieve those files and provide copies at the applicable per-page rate set by state law.

The image below shows the Gwinnett Courts homepage, which serves as the central access point for searching civil court records for Duluth and all other Gwinnett County communities.

Visit gwinnettcourts.com to search Duluth civil court records by name or case number across Gwinnett County's Superior, State, and Magistrate Court systems.

The Gwinnett Courts portal is free and does not require an account to search. Name searches for Duluth civil cases return results from across all three courts in the county system.

Filing Civil Cases Involving Duluth Parties

Civil cases involving Duluth residents or businesses must be filed at the Gwinnett County Superior Court Clerk's office in Lawrenceville, not at any Duluth city office. The address is 75 Langley Drive. Attorneys are required to file civil cases electronically through the Odyssey eFileGA system at efilega.tylertech.cloud. Pro se filers who prefer not to use electronic filing can submit paper filings at the civil counter during regular business hours.

A completed case filing information form is required for every new civil case in Gwinnett County Superior Court under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-7.1. The clerk uses this form to index the case in the civil records system. Once the case is accepted and a case number is assigned, it becomes part of the permanent civil court record for the Duluth matter and becomes searchable through the Gwinnett Courts portal within a short time. Service of process on a Duluth defendant is coordinated through the clerk, with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office or a licensed process server completing delivery.

For small civil claims under $15,000 involving Duluth parties, filing is done at the Gwinnett County Magistrate Court, also in the Justice and Administration Center complex. Small claims and landlord-tenant disputes follow a different process from Superior Court civil filings. Each type of case generates its own civil court record in Gwinnett County, and knowing which court has jurisdiction before you go saves time at the courthouse.

Related Civil Records for Duluth Cases

Civil court records from Duluth cases link to other public record systems in Georgia. When a Gwinnett County civil judgment against a Duluth party is recorded as a lien on real property, it appears in the GSCCCA land records database at gsccca.org. That database covers deed recordings, UCC filings, security deeds, and civil judgment liens for Gwinnett County across many years. Checking both the court docket and the GSCCCA instruments gives you the most complete view of a civil case's outcome and its effect on Duluth property records.

Duluth property owners can use the FANS fraud alert system at fans.gsccca.org to get notified when documents are recorded against their property in Gwinnett County. This is useful when a civil case results in a disputed lien or an unauthorized recording tied to a Duluth address. The CourtTRAX platform at courttrax.org aggregates civil case data from multiple Georgia counties and can help you locate civil records if a dispute spans both Gwinnett County and a neighboring county.

Note: Certified copies of recorded Gwinnett County instruments tied to Duluth civil cases can be ordered through the GSCCCA eCertification service at gsccca.org without a trip to Lawrenceville.

Nearby Cities with Civil Court Records

These qualifying cities near Duluth also have civil court records pages. Gwinnett County cities use the same Lawrenceville courthouse for civil filings, while nearby cities in other counties file through their own county court systems.