Geary County
Geary County, Kansas, was created in 1855 and named after the first mayor of San Francisco and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania, John Geary. The county has 20 square miles of water and 385 square miles of land. According to the 2020 US census, 36,739 people live within its boundaries. Junction City is its county seat and largest city. The people of Geary County are served by a District Court and two municipal courts.
The highest court in the county, the Geary County District Court, has general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases. Felonies, misdemeanors, traffic infractions, civil equity cases, civil torts, malpractice lawsuits, divorces, annulments, juvenile delinquencies, truancy, wills, estates, trusts, and guardianships are among the civil, criminal, domestic relations, juvenile, and probate matters it hears. Additionally, it considers appeals from the county's municipal courts.
Municipal courts in Geary County deal with matters unique to each municipality. They handle traffic infractions, parking offenses, and violations of local ordinances. The two municipal courts in Geary County are in Grandview Plaza and Junction City.
Public court records in Geary County are court documents, files, and exhibits, produced by the county's courts and available to the public in text, audio, or video forms. These records include docket listings, warrants, court transcripts, court schedules, court filings, writs, depositions, court proceedings, sentences, motions, orders, and court judgments. The Geary County District Court Clerk maintains all public court records from the District Court, while each municipal court clerk keeps their court records. The clerks produce, arrange, index, sort, and store these records in compliance with county laws.
In Geary County, the public can access the following kinds of court records unless they are sealed by court orders:
- Family Court Records
- Criminal Court Records
- Civil Court Records
- Traffic Violation Records
- Probate Court Records
Public court records from the Geary County District Court can be found online through the District Court Records Search platform provided by the Kansas Judicial Branch. The Kansas Judicial Branch also allows record seekers to submit written requests for copies of the county's public court records. In addition, anyone can visit the county courts to view and request their nonconfidential court records.
