Union County Court Docket Search

Union County court docket records are maintained by the Clerk of Superior Court in Blairsville, Georgia. Located in the Blue Ridge mountains of north Georgia near the Tennessee and North Carolina borders, Union County's Superior Court handles civil cases, criminal felony matters, and domestic relations proceedings for the county. The court docket is the public record of every action taken in each case. This page explains how to search Union County dockets online, how to request copies of court records, what each docket entry contains, and your rights under Georgia's open records law.

Union County Clerk of Superior Court

The Union County Clerk of Superior Court is at 1 Town Square, Blairsville, GA 30512. The phone number is (706) 439-6022. The clerk's office maintains all Superior Court records for Union County, including civil cases, felony criminal matters, and family law proceedings. You can find additional information at www.unioncountyga.gov.

Staff can search case records by party name or case number. Union County has grown significantly over the past two decades as a mountain destination, and the court handles a broader mix of cases than some smaller rural counties. For archived older records, some retrieval time may be needed. Call ahead at (706) 439-6022 before visiting to confirm the file is available and accessible.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The courthouse is on Town Square in Blairsville. Union County is in the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, which also covers Towns County and serves the mountain counties of north Georgia.

Search Union County Dockets Online

The re:SearchGA portal at researchga.tylerhost.net provides free public access to Georgia Superior Court dockets. You can search Union County cases by party name or case number. Docket entries show filing dates, document types, hearing schedules, and current case status. No account is needed for basic searches.

Search Union County court docket records online through the re:SearchGA portal, the state's free public docket search system.

The GSCCCA portal at gsccca.org covers real estate and lien records filed with the Union County clerk. This is especially useful in a mountain county where property matters and land transactions are common. If online portals do not return the case you need, call the clerk at (706) 439-6022 for direct help.

Requesting Court Records

Records can be requested in person at 1 Town Square in Blairsville or by mailing a written request to the clerk's office. In-person requests are processed by clerk staff who retrieve the file and make copies. Mail requests should include case details, a description of the documents needed, a self-addressed stamped envelope, and payment for copy fees.

Under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77, standard copies cost $0.50 per page. Certified copies are $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page. Money orders or checks are typical for mail requests. Call (706) 439-6022 before sending a mail request to confirm the payment process and expected turnaround.

The eCertification portal at ecert.gsccca.org allows online ordering of certified copies of certain recorded documents. This is a convenient option for people who live far from Blairsville and need a certified copy of a specific document type.

What's in the Union County Docket

The Union County court docket is the complete written record of every action taken in a Superior Court case. Civil dockets document complaints, answers, motions, orders, and judgments in disputes involving contracts, property, and personal injury. Criminal dockets track every step in a felony case from first appearance to sentencing. Domestic dockets cover divorce filings, custody orders, support rulings, and later modifications. Each entry includes the date of the action and a description of what the court or parties did.

The docket is a case timeline, not a complete copy of every document, but it is detailed enough to tell you what happened and when. Once you know which docket entries are relevant to your research, you can request those specific documents from the clerk's office. For people who follow real estate and property matters, the docket combined with the GSCCCA records gives a thorough picture of any property-related litigation.

Open Records and Public Access

Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, gives everyone the right to access Union County court records. You do not need to explain why you want the records. The clerk must respond to a written request within three business days. Producing the actual documents may take longer for large or archived requests.

Most court records are public. Records sealed by a judge, juvenile records, and records covered by specific state or federal protective laws are not available to the general public. If a record in a case is sealed, the clerk will confirm the restriction but will not release the protected content. Expunged records do not appear in public searches.

Victims' personal information may be redacted from released documents as required under Georgia law. This is routine and does not affect public access to the rest of the case file.

Statewide Search Tools

The Georgia Courts E-Access portal at georgiacourts.gov/eaccess-court-records links to court systems across the state. Union County borders North Carolina and Tennessee, so some matters may involve federal courts in different districts. Federal cases for Union County are generally in the Northern District of Georgia and can be found through PACER at pacer.gov.

Georgia Legal Services Program at glsp.org provides free civil legal help to qualifying residents. The eFileGA system at odysseyefilega.com is used by attorneys for electronic filings. Those filings appear in re:SearchGA after processing by the clerk's office.

Cities in Union County

Blairsville is the county seat and main city in Union County. Blairsville does not meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. The nearest qualifying city is Gainesville in Hall County to the south, which serves as a major regional hub for north Georgia.

Nearby Counties

Union County borders several counties in north Georgia and the states of North Carolina and Tennessee to the north. To the east is Towns County. To the south is Lumpkin County and Dawson County. To the west are Fannin County and Gilmer County. Each county maintains its own Superior Court clerk and docket records independently of Union County.