Access Statesboro Civil Court Records

Civil court records for Statesboro, Georgia are held by the Bulloch County Superior Court Clerk and the Statesboro Municipal Court, depending on the type of case. Statesboro serves as the Bulloch County seat, so the main courthouse and clerk office are located right in the city. This page covers both court systems, how to search civil court records online through state tools, and what you need to request or pull documents tied to Statesboro civil matters.

Bulloch County Superior Court Civil Records

The primary source for civil court records in Statesboro is the Bulloch County Superior Court Clerk. This office maintains all civil case filings for Superior Court matters in Bulloch County, which includes cases involving major contract disputes, personal injury claims, property rights, and civil appeals from lower courts. Because Statesboro is the county seat, the clerk's office is located inside the city and is accessible by residents and attorneys without a long drive.

Superior Court is where civil cases with no dollar limit are heard. Cases involving large damage claims, real property disputes, malpractice, and civil rights matters all go here. The Bulloch County Magistrate Court handles civil claims up to $15,000 and landlord-tenant disputes, and its cases are separate from the Superior Court docket. If a Statesboro case started in Magistrate Court and got appealed, it would move up to Superior Court and create linked civil court records across both levels. Knowing which court handled the case matters when you start your search.

The GSCCCA profile for Bulloch County, shown below, is a starting point for finding the clerk office contact information and for searching recorded civil instruments including judgments and liens connected to Statesboro properties.

Use the Bulloch County clerk profile on GSCCCA to access recorded civil court records, including judgments and property liens filed in Bulloch County for Statesboro cases.

The GSCCCA database covers Bulloch County recorded instruments and is separate from the active case docket maintained by the Superior Court Clerk in Statesboro.

Statesboro Municipal Court

Statesboro has its own Municipal Court, which handles city ordinance violations, traffic matters, and local cases within the city's jurisdiction. Municipal Court civil records in Statesboro are separate from the county court system. The Statesboro Municipal Court page shown below provides information about the court's procedures, the types of cases it handles, and how to access those records.

Visit the Statesboro Municipal Court page to learn about court procedures, case types, and how to access civil records handled by the city court in Statesboro, Georgia.

For civil matters that fall under city ordinances or traffic-related disputes in Statesboro, the Municipal Court is the right starting point rather than the county Superior Court system.

The two court systems serve different purposes. Superior Court handles the larger civil disputes with no dollar cap and all cases that come up from lower courts on appeal. Municipal Court focuses on city-level matters and infractions. If you are not sure which court handled a specific Statesboro civil matter, calling both offices and giving them a party name and approximate date is the fastest way to find out.

Note: Statesboro Municipal Court records are maintained separately from Bulloch County Superior Court records and require contact with the city court directly.

Search Statesboro Civil Records Online

Bulloch County participates in re:SearchGA, Georgia's statewide civil court case system. You can search by party name or case number to find civil cases filed in Bulloch County Superior Court, including those tied to Statesboro parties and addresses. The system shows case type, filing date, current status, and party names for civil court records loaded into the state platform. It does not always include full document images, but it is a fast way to confirm whether a case is on file before you contact the clerk.

The GSCCCA instrument search is the tool to use for recorded civil judgments, liens, security deeds, and UCC filings in Bulloch County. When a civil case outcome in Statesboro results in a recorded lien against property, that lien appears in the GSCCCA system. Searching both re:SearchGA and GSCCCA gives you both the case history and the property record impact of any civil action in Statesboro. These two systems together cover most of what you need for public civil court records research in Bulloch County.

Filing Civil Cases in Statesboro

New civil cases in Statesboro are filed with the Bulloch County Superior Court Clerk. Self-represented parties file paper documents at the clerk's window at the courthouse. Attorneys practicing in Georgia Superior Courts must use the Odyssey eFileGA platform for electronic submission. Every new civil case must include a civil case filing information form under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-7.1, which the clerk uses to classify and index the civil court record in Bulloch County.

Filing fees in Bulloch County vary based on the type of civil case. The clerk's office can confirm the current fee schedule. After filing, the opposing party must be served with the complaint per Georgia Civil Practice Act rules. Once the case is active, all hearings, orders, and final judgments are part of the permanent civil court record in Bulloch County and can be searched through re:SearchGA as the case is entered into the state system.

For small civil claims under $15,000, the Bulloch County Magistrate Court is the right venue rather than Superior Court. Magistrate Court filing is a separate process with lower fees and simpler forms suited to smaller disputes originating in Statesboro.

Other Civil Records Tied to Statesboro

Civil court records in Statesboro connect to broader record systems worth checking. The GSCCCA portal covers recorded judgments, deeds, and property liens for Bulloch County. A civil judgment that gets recorded as a lien on a Statesboro property will appear here. Checking GSCCCA in addition to the active case docket gives you a fuller picture of how a civil case affected the parties and their property in Statesboro.

Bulloch County Probate Court handles estate matters, wills, guardianships, and mental health petitions. These are civil proceedings with separate files from the Superior Court civil docket. If a Statesboro civil matter involves an estate or guardianship dispute, the Probate Court clerk is the right contact. The CourtTRAX platform aggregates Georgia civil court data and may help if you need to research a party's civil case history across Bulloch and neighboring counties at once.

Nearby Cities

Statesboro is the only qualifying city in Bulloch County. Neighboring counties have their own court systems and civil record access points. Check the county pages below for civil court information in surrounding areas of southeast Georgia.