Clarke County Court Docket Records
Clarke County, unified with the city of Athens, maintains its court docket records through the Clerk of Superior Court at 325 East Washington Street, where all civil, criminal, domestic relations, and real estate filings for this northeast Georgia university county are indexed and stored. This page explains how to access Clarke County court docket entries, what tools are available, and how to request copies of case records.
Clarke County At a Glance
Clarke County Superior Court Docket Search
The Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court is located at 325 East Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601. The phone number for the clerk's office is (706) 613-3190. As a consolidated city-county government, Athens-Clarke County operates a unified court system where all Superior Court records, including court docket entries for civil and criminal cases, domestic relations filings, and real estate records, are maintained at this single location. The clerk's office is the official custodian of all these records.
Clarke County's court system sees a diverse mix of case types because of the county's size and the presence of a major university. Civil litigation, domestic relations filings, criminal cases, and real estate transactions all generate docket entries that the clerk indexes and stores. Whether you are searching for a recent case or need to trace the history of a filing from years past, the clerk's office can help you find it. Having a case number or party name ready before you visit or call will make the process faster.
In-person access at the East Washington Street courthouse is the most direct way to look up Clarke County court docket records. The clerk's office provides public research terminals where you can search by case number or name. When you identify records you need, a deputy clerk prepares copies. Fees follow O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77: $0.50 per page for standard copies and $2.50 for the first page plus $0.50 per additional page for certified copies. Call (706) 613-3190 to confirm current office hours before visiting.
For online information about the clerk's office and services, see the Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court page on the Athens-Clarke County government website.
The image below shows the Clarke County Superior Court Clerk's office page, which provides contact details and information for those seeking court docket records in Athens.
Visiting the Athens-Clarke County government site before heading to the courthouse can help you confirm what you need and whether it may be available through online tools.
Statewide Tools for Clarke County Court Docket Records
Georgia offers several statewide platforms that can supplement direct clerk access for Clarke County court docket searches. re:SearchGA is a free multi-county docket search tool built on Tyler Technologies' platform. You can search case records by name or case number across multiple Georgia courts. If Clarke County participates in the platform, you may be able to pull docket entries without calling or visiting the clerk. This is especially useful when you want to compare records across Clarke and neighboring counties in a single search session.
The GSCCCA statewide index is the right tool for Clarke County real estate records, deed filings, UCC documents, and liens. The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority indexes these records from clerk offices statewide. Clarke County data is included. If you need certified copies of recorded documents, the GSCCCA eCertification portal provides online ordering, which is typically faster than a mail request and avoids the need to visit the courthouse in Athens.
For those who want alerts about new filings in Clarke County, the FANS filing alert notification system from GSCCCA sends emails when documents matching your name or parcel are recorded. The Georgia Courts E-Access Portal provides a comprehensive directory of online record tools available across the state, including tools for different types of courts beyond Superior Court.
What Clarke County Court Docket Entries Cover
Clarke County Superior Court docket records span a wide range of proceedings. Criminal docket entries track felony cases from the moment of indictment through arraignment, pretrial hearings, plea or trial, and sentencing. Every motion filed, every order issued, and every continuance granted gets logged as a docket entry. This makes the criminal docket a complete timeline of a case's history in Clarke County Superior Court. Anyone can look up these records under Georgia's Open Records Act, with the exception of sealed or expunged cases.
Civil case dockets in Clarke County show the full history of civil litigation filed in Superior Court. From the initial complaint through service of process, discovery orders, hearings, and final judgment, every event appears as a timestamped docket entry. Business disputes, personal injury claims, property disagreements, and equity cases all produce docket records. Domestic relations filings, including divorces, custody cases, and support modifications, are another major category in the Clarke County court docket. These are Superior Court matters in Georgia, so they are all recorded and stored at the East Washington Street courthouse.
Real estate records filed in Clarke County, including deeds, mortgages, and property liens, are also maintained by the clerk's office. These records are separate from court case dockets but are part of the clerk's overall holdings. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 through § 50-18-74, the public has the right to inspect and receive copies of most of these records. The clerk must respond to Open Records requests within three business days. For records that are partially restricted, the office must provide a written explanation of what is withheld and why.
Open Records and Mail Requests in Clarke County
You can submit a written Open Records request to the Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court if a personal visit is not feasible. Mail your request to 325 East Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601. Include your name, contact information, the type of records you need, any case numbers or party names that help identify the records, and your preferred delivery method. A well-organized request reduces the back-and-forth that can slow down the process.
Mail requests for certified copies require the clerk to calculate fees and notify you before preparing documents. Once you send payment, the copies are prepared and returned by mail. This adds time to the overall turnaround. For records available through GSCCCA's eCertification portal, ordering online is generally faster. For court case docket records that are not available online, plan for at least one to two weeks when requesting by mail. Call the office at (706) 613-3190 to get a timeline estimate before sending a payment.
Note: Georgia's Open Records Act does not require you to give a reason for your request. The clerk cannot ask why you want the records before processing a standard public records request.
Cities in Clarke County with Court Docket Pages
Clarke County is consolidated with Athens, and Athens is the only city in this jurisdiction at a population level that qualifies for its own page in this directory. Court docket records for Athens cases are all managed at the East Washington Street courthouse.
Nearby Counties with Court Docket Records
Clarke County borders several northeast Georgia counties, each operating its own Superior Court clerk and maintaining separate court docket records.