Coweta County
Coweta County was founded in 1826 and named for the Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation. As of 2020, the county's population was 146,158 while occupying about 441 square miles of land in the western region of Georgia. Its county seat and most populous city is Newnan.
Six trial courts serve Coweta County: the Superior, State, Juvenile, Probate, Magistrate, and Municipal Courts. The Superior Court handles all felony criminal proceedings, title-to-land disputes, and civil equity cases. It also features a Family Division tasked with addressing divorces, child custody cases, domestic violence issues, and parentage actions. Meanwhile, the State Court in Coweta County hears misdemeanors, traffic offenses, and civil lawsuits not exclusive to the general jurisdiction court. The Juvenile Court handles legal proceedings involving truancy, dependency, and delinquency, while the Probate Court in Coweta County oversees probate matters such as the handling of wills and guardianships. The county's Magistrate Court often issues search warrants, grants bail, and holds courts of inquiry. Coweta County's Municipal Courts have jurisdiction over criminal preliminary hearings and civil violations.
Coweta County public court records, maintained by official court clerks, typically document judicial proceedings in the county's trial courts. These documents include but are not limited to testimony, judgments, writs, motions, sheriff and constable files, witness lists, complaints, and attorney lists. In Coweta County, the Superior Court Clerk keeps documents filed in the Superior Court, while the State Court Clerk maintains records for the State Court. According to the Georgia Open Records Act, Court Clerks can provide the following court records to members of the public:
- Criminal records
- Civil records
- Traffic records
- Probate records
- Land records
- Family law records
Records containing juvenile, mental health, and adoption cases are exempted from the state's public records law. To get copies of public court records in Coweta County, requesters can call the State Court Clerk at (770) 254-2699 or the Superior Court Clerk at (770) 254-2695. Record searchers can also visit the main justice center at:
Coweta County Justice Center
72 Greenville Street
Newnan, Georgia 30263
Requesters can find Coweta County court records online using the State Court Case Management Search or the Superior Court Search. The Georgia re:SearchGA portal is also available for individuals interested in viewing court records online. Note that accessing online records through the county's platforms is free of charge, but obtaining court documents at the Clerk's Office costs $0.50 per page.
