Hall County
Hall County, located in the northeastern part of Georgia, was named after Lyman Hall, an American Founding Father. It was established in 1818 and currently has a population of over 200,000 residents. The county's land area is 393 square miles, while its seat of government is Gainesville.
Hall County's judiciary is made up of the Superior, State, Juvenile, Probate, Magistrate, and Municipal Courts. The Superior Court is the general jurisdiction court in Hall County. It has exclusive authority over felonies, civil equity cases, and real estate disputes. The Superior Court, through its Family Division, handles adoptions, divorces, and other domestic relations issues. Appeals from the county's Magistrate, Probate, and Municipal Courts can be reviewed by the Superior Court judges.
The State Court has jurisdiction over misdemeanors, non-equity cases, and civil disputes not exclusive to the Superior Court. In Hall County, the Juvenile Court addresses all legal proceedings involving delinquent acts and truancy, while the Probate Court resolves probate matters such as disputed wills and guardianships. The Magistrate Court handles court matters involving dispossessory writs, small claims cases, and landlord-tenant disputes. It also issues search warrants, grants bail, and conducts pretrial hearings. Hall County has Municipal Courts in Gainesville and Oakwood tasked with handling traffic offenses and other civil violations.
The Clerk of Superior and State Courts keeps and disseminates public court documents in Hall County. According to the Georgia Open Records Act, court records accessible to the public include:
- 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 not open to the public. Requesters can obtain public documents by calling, emailing, or visiting the Hall County Court Clerk at:
Hall County Courthouse
225 Green Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: (770) 531-7025
Email: orr_clerkofcourt@hallcounty.org
Court records copies typically cost $0.50 per page. Additional charges for certified and authenticated copies may be included. Requesters can find Hall County court records online using the Online Dockets. They can also pay a subscription fee to access court records online via the Georgia re:SearchGA portal.
