Colquitt County
Colquitt County, located in southern Georgia, was named after Walter Terry Colquitt, a former United States Senator from Georgia. It was established in 1856 and currently has a population of 45,813 residents. The county has a land area of 544 square miles, while its government seat is the City of Moultrie.
The trial courts in Colquitt County include the Superior, State, Juvenile, Probate, Magistrate, and Municipal Courts. Colquitt County's Superior Court is within the Southern Judicial Circuit of Georgia. It hears all felonies, civil equity cases, and real estate disputes. The Superior Court, through its Family Division, handles divorces, adoptions, and other domestic relations issues. As the county's general jurisdiction court, the Superior Court can review appeals from the Magistrate, Probate, and Municipal Courts.
The State Court presides over non-equity cases, misdemeanors, and civil disputes not exclusive to the Superior Court. In Colquitt County, the Juvenile Court oversees all legal matters involving delinquency and child dependency, while the Probate Court resolves disputed wills and guardianships. The office titled Magistrate Court decides legal proceedings involving small claims, dispossessory writs, and eviction disputes. It also issues search warrants, grants bail, and conducts pretrial hearings. Colquitt County has Municipal Courts in Moultrie and Berlin in charge of handling traffic and civil violations.
The Clerk of Court in Colquitt County disseminates and keeps the following public court documents:
- Criminal records
- Civil records
- Traffic records
- Probate records
- Land records
- Family law records
These documents contain court case details such as case filings, affidavits, court orders, complaints, summons, transcripts, and judgments. Records containing mental health, juvenile, and adoption cases are restricted from public view under the Georgia Open Records Act Requesters can obtain public court records by calling or visiting the Colquitt County Court Clerk at:
Colquitt County Courthouse
9 South Main Street
2nd Floor, Room 214
Moultrie, GA 31768
Phone: (229) 616-7420
Note that court records copies in Colquitt County typically cost $0.50 per page. Requesters can find Colquitt County court records online using the re:SearchGA portal.
