Randolph County
Randolph County is located at the heart of North Carolina in the Piedmont region. It was created from Guilford County in 1779 and is named for the first president of the Continental Congress - Peyton Randolph. More than 144,000 people reside in Randolph County.
The trial court system in the county consists of a district court and a superior court. Both courts are located at East Salisbury Street in Asheboro. The district court has jurisdiction over some civil and criminal cases. Civil cases handled by the Randolph County district court include general civil claims where the amount in dispute is less than $25,000, exclusive of interest. These courts can also handle involuntary mental health commitments and appeals of the decisions of the county game commission, domestic requests for civil no-contact orders, and violence protection cases.
Randolph County district court has a small claims court division to handle general civil claims for amounts up to $10,000, exclusive of interest. Juvenile matters and domestic relations cases are also handled by the district court.
The superior court handles cases beyond the jurisdiction of the district court in the county. The court handles civil cases including general civil claims where the amount in dispute is over $25,000, and cases with no financial limits, such as certain injunction types and requests for declaratory reliefs.
The clerk of superior court in Randolph County maintains public court records for the district court and the superior court. Public court records refer to documents and case information of proceedings of Randolph County courts that are not deemed confidential or sealed by court order. You may visit the physical address of the courthouse in 176 East Salisbury Street, Asheboro, to obtain copies or certified copies of court records from the office of the clerk.
While the county does not have its own online resource for searching case information online, the public can view case information via the eCourts portal service offered by the North Carolina Judicial Branch.
