Ashland County
Located in the northeastern region of Ohio, Ashland County was established in 1846 and named after the home of Senator Henry Clay, “Ashland". Its land area is 423 square miles and as of the 2020 US census, it had a population of 52,447. Ashland is its county seat and largest city.
The Ashland County court system consists of the Court of Common Pleas, Municipal, and Mayor's Courts. The General and Domestic Relations Divisions and the Probate and Juvenile Divisions comprise the two divisions of the Ashland County Court of Common Pleas, which is the highest court in the county. All felonies, domestic relations issues, and civil cases, such as civil torts, employment disputes, medical malpractice, civil cases involving claims exceeding $15,000, contract disputes, divorce, alimony, paternity, and annulment, are handled by the Ashland County Court of Common Pleas - General and Domestic Relations Divisions. The Ashland County Court of Common Pleas - Probate and Juvenile Divisions hears probate and juvenile cases, including marriage licenses, trust and estate administration, will admission, guardianship and conservatorship appointments, juvenile traffic infractions, child abuse, delinquency, juvenile dependencies, and child neglect.
Misdemeanors, felony preliminary hearings, infractions of municipal ordinances, landlord-tenant disputes, and traffic infractions are heard by Ashland Municipal Court, the county's only municipal court. It has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters under $500 but may also handle civil cases between $500 and $15,000. Mayor's Courts in Ashland County hear traffic infractions and violations of municipal ordinances. The two Mayor's Courts are in Loudonville and Perrysville.
Ashland County public court records are generated in the county courts and are accessible to the public. They include depositions, court orders, writs, warrants, court filings, transcripts, docket listings, court proceedings, and judgments. All public court records from the county Court of Common Pleas are kept by the Ashland County Clerk of Courts, whereas municipal and mayor's court clerks are in charge of their own court records.
The following categories of court records are normally accessible to the public in Ashland County unless specifically ordered by the court to remain confidential::
- Criminal Records
- Family Records
- Civil Records
- Traffic Records
- Probate Records
Persons interested in obtaining Ashland County public court records can visit the county courts to examine and request copies. Alternatively, they can search for Ashland County public court records on the CourtView Case Search website.
