Cobb County Civil Court Records

Cobb County civil court records are maintained by two separate clerks in Marietta: the Superior Court Clerk under Connie Taylor and the State Court Clerk under Tahnicia Phillips. Both courts handle civil matters in Cobb County, and each has its own search tools, contact lines, and filing procedures. The CourtConnect system at courts.cobbcounty.org provides online access to State Court civil records going back to 1997, making it one of the more accessible county civil record systems in Georgia.

Cobb County Clerk Offices for Civil Records

Cobb County has two separate clerk offices that maintain civil court records. The Superior Court Clerk office is headed by Connie Taylor and is located at 70 Haynes Street, Marietta, GA 30090. The main phone number is 770-528-1300. This office holds civil court records for Superior Court matters in Cobb County, including contract disputes, property claims, malpractice cases, product liability suits, and civil cases seeking damages over the State Court threshold. Superior Court civil filings in Cobb County include divorce, real estate disputes, foreign judgments, and appeals from lower courts.

The State Court Clerk office is led by Tahnicia Phillips, with Alisha Hargett serving as Chief Deputy. The State Court address is 12 East Park Square, Marietta, GA 30090. Direct-dial lines make it easier to reach the right staff: Civil Division at (770) 528-1216, Criminal Division at (770) 528-1246, Accounting at (770) 528-1241, and Traffic at (770) 528-2660. Chief Judge Eric Brewton presides over State Court. The Court Administrator is Donna Tschappat, reachable at (770) 528-2622. These two offices together cover the main civil court records you are likely to need in Cobb County.

The image below shows the Cobb County State Court records search portal, CourtConnect, which provides online access to civil and criminal cases filed since 1997.

Access the Cobb County State Court CourtConnect portal to search civil case records by name, case number, citation number, or date range going back to March 1997.

CourtConnect updates nightly and retrieves up to the first 5,000 records matching a search query, making it suitable for both individual case lookups and broader searches across Cobb County civil court records.

Search Cobb Civil Records with CourtConnect

CourtConnect is Cobb County's primary public civil record search tool for State Court cases. It covers civil cases filed from March 17, 1997 through the present day. Traffic and misdemeanor cases go back to April 26, 1999. You can search by party name, case number, citation number, tag number, or date range. Each search returns case type, filing date, party names, current status, and hearing information for civil matters in Cobb County.

The case number format in Cobb County follows a standard pattern: the year, a letter code for the case type, and a sequential number. For example, 24-A-12345 would be a civil case filed in 2024. Knowing this format helps you verify that you have the right file when searching civil court records in Cobb County. The system shows only the first 5,000 matching records for broad searches, so use more specific search terms to narrow your results when possible.

The CourtConnect information page shown below explains how to use the search system and what types of civil court records are available in Cobb County through the online portal.

The Cobb County CourtConnect information page explains the search system, case number formats, and what civil court records from Cobb County are available online through the portal.

This page also lists the types of cases covered, search field options, and frequency of data updates for Cobb County civil court records in CourtConnect.

Cobb County also participates in re:SearchGA, the statewide case management search system. This platform lets you search civil court records from multiple Georgia counties at once, which is useful when a dispute involves parties from both Cobb and a neighboring county. For recorded civil judgments, liens, and real estate documents, the GSCCCA search portal covers Cobb County instruments going back many years.

Cobb County Civil Court Structure

Cobb County has three main courts that generate civil court records. The Superior Court at 70 Haynes Street in Marietta handles civil cases with no dollar cap. This includes major contract disputes, malpractice claims, product liability suits, real property actions, civil rights cases, and domestic matters. Superior Court also handles felony criminal cases, but its civil docket is where most large civil disputes in Cobb County end up. All Superior Court civil filings are maintained by Connie Taylor's office.

The State Court at 12 East Park Square in Marietta handles misdemeanors, traffic cases, and certain civil matters within its limited jurisdiction. It conducts jury trials and hears DUI cases. Civil filings in State Court follow the same search process through CourtConnect. The Magistrate Court in Cobb County handles civil claims up to $15,000, landlord-tenant disputes, civil warrant issuance, and small claims matters. Magistrate Court cases that are appealed move up to Superior Court, creating cross-court civil court records in Cobb County.

Understanding which court handled a civil matter helps you search for records in the right place. A small contract dispute under $15,000 would be in Magistrate Court. A larger injury claim or property dispute would be in Superior or State Court. Each of these courts maintains separate civil court records in Cobb County, and each has its own clerk contact for assistance.

Note: Magistrate Court civil records in Cobb County are not part of the CourtConnect online system and must be requested directly from the Magistrate Court clerk.

Filing Civil Cases in Cobb County

Civil e-filing in Cobb County Superior Court is handled through the Odyssey eFileGA system at efilega.tylertech.cloud. Attorneys practicing in Cobb County are required to submit civil filings electronically through this platform. Under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-94, the Superior Court Clerk is responsible for accepting and maintaining all civil filings in the county. Each new civil case must also include a case filing information form under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-7.1, which the clerk uses to index the civil court record in Cobb County's case management system.

Self-represented parties can file civil documents in paper form at the clerk's window at 70 Haynes Street in Marietta. Staff at the civil counter can assist with confirming that required forms are included. The Georgia Courts eFiling portal at odysseyefilega.com is also open to pro se filers who prefer electronic submission. Once filed, civil documents become part of the permanent civil court record in Cobb County and are searchable through CourtConnect or the Superior Court docket system.

Copy fees apply when you request documents from either clerk office in Cobb County. Standard per-page copy fees apply to plain copies. Certified copies cost more per page, and exemplified copies carry the highest fee. For a complete fee schedule, contact the clerk's office directly. The GSCCCA eCertification portal at ecert.gsccca.org lets you order certified copies of recorded documents without a trip to Marietta.

Related Civil Records in Cobb County

Civil court records in Cobb County tie into several broader record systems. The GSCCCA portal at gsccca.org maintains recorded civil judgments, liens, security deeds, and UCC filings for Cobb County going back decades. When a civil judgment in Cobb County is recorded as a lien against real property, it appears in both the Superior Court docket and the GSCCCA's land records database. Checking both systems gives you the most complete picture of a civil case's outcome and its effect on property records in Cobb County.

The FANS system at fans.gsccca.org provides a property fraud alert service available to Cobb County residents. Property owners can sign up to receive notifications when documents are recorded against their property, which is relevant to civil cases involving unauthorized liens or fraudulent deed recordings. CourtTRAX at courttrax.org aggregates civil court data from multiple Georgia counties and can supplement your Cobb County civil records research when a dispute spans multiple jurisdictions.

Cities in Cobb County

Cobb County has several large cities along with many smaller communities. All civil cases from cities in Cobb County are filed with the Superior Court Clerk at 70 Haynes Street in Marietta or the State Court Clerk at 12 East Park Square, depending on the court that has jurisdiction over the matter.

Other communities in Cobb County include Austell, Powder Springs, Acworth, Vinings, Mableton, and Fair Oaks. Civil court cases from all of these areas are handled through the Cobb County clerk offices in Marietta.

Nearby Counties

Cobb County shares borders with these Georgia counties. Civil cases must be filed in the county where the defendant lives or where the dispute arose, so it is worth checking nearby county records if you are unsure which court has jurisdiction.