HOW TO SEARCH

 

You can search for civil, family, probate, and criminal case records using this public access website.  You may also search for hearings on the court calendar.

 

To perform a search:

  1. Select the appropriate area that you would like to search from the search menu.  The different search areas include the following:
  2. Select the data you’d like to search by:   

If you are searching Case records, you will have the following options depending on the type of case:

·         Case

·         Party/Defendant

·       Citation

·        Attorney

·       Date Filed

If you are searching the Court Calendar, you will have the following options:

·         Attorney

·         Case

·         Judicial Officer

·         Party or Defendant Name

  1. The search parameters displayed will be based on the option you selected to “Search By”

 Enter the information that you wish to search for in the parameters listed.

  1. After you enter the information you wish to search for in the search parameters, click the Search button.  This will take you to the Search Results screen.
  2. To view the case information, click on the case number hyperlink on the Search Results screen.

 

Required Fields: 

When searching for case records, certain fields will be required.  These fields will require you to enter a value in that field in order to perform a search successfully.  Required fields are displayed in bold, RED font to help you easily identify which fields are required.

 

 

HELPFUL TIPS

If you do not have all of the information you need to search for case records, there are a few tools that might help you perform your search successfully. 

 

·         Soundex – The Soundex feature is automatically enabled for names searches and allows the search engine to search for and return exact name matches and names that “sound like” the search criteria you entered.

 

·         Wildcard – The Wildcard feature allows you to search for incomplete names and case numbers in the system.  This tool is helpful for when you may not know the entire case number or may not know how to correctly spell the individual’s name.  For instance, you may be searching for an individual with the last name of “Gonzales” but may not know if the individual spells “Gonzales” with a “z” or a “s” at the end of their name.  This would be a good time to use the Wildcard tool.  By performing a search for the last name of “Gonzale*”, the system will pull in all the last names that begin with “Gonzale” regardless of what the last name ends with.  This means that it will pull in both “Gonzales” and “Gonzalez”. 

 

Q:  How do I use the Wildcard feature?

A:  Place an * at the end of the Last Name or First Name, Case Number, or Cross Reference field in which you do not know the remaining information.

 

There are a few restrictions when using these helpful search tools.  These restrictions are listed below:

1.      You must have at least 1 character in the first name before using the Wildcard feature on a First Name.

2.      You must have at least 3 characters in the last name before using the Wildcard feature on a Last Name.

3.      You must have at least 4 characters (other than dashes) before using the Wildcard feature on a Case Number or Cross Reference Number.

 

 

AFTER YOU SEARCH

After you search for a case record, you can continue to perform additional searches.  If you wish to perform additional searches you can use the hyperlinks located in the black header at the top of the screen.  These hyperlinks include the following:

·         Logout – Clicking this link will return you to the main menu page

·         Search Menu – Clicking this link will return you to the main menu page

·         New Search – Clicking this link will allow you to perform an additional search in the same search area you are currently in

·         Back – Clicking this link will return you to the previous page you were on

·         Help – Clicking this link will launch the Public Access Help page (this page)