Grady County
Grady County was formed in 1907 and has its county seat in Chickasha. It was named after Henry W. Grady, an editor of the Atlanta Constitution. The County lies in the Red Bed Plains, and is mostly covered with rolling prairie. Grady County covers 1,105 square miles of which 1,100 square miles make up its total land area.
Cases are heard and adjudged in the District Court and Municipal Courts in Grady county. The District Court exercises power over criminal and civil matters. Some of the cases handled by the District Court include tax, domestic violence, expungement of criminal records, family law, and civil rights.
The Municipal Courts handle minor infractions as well as traffic and parking violation cases. Parking citations are handled by municipal courts. If you have been given a traffic ticket, you can contest your case at the municipal court. The following are the Municipal Courts in Grady County:
- Alex Municipal Court
- Amber Municipal Court
- Chickasha Municipal Court
- Minco Municipal Court
- Ninnekah Municipal Court
- Rush Springs Municipal Court
- Tuttle Municipal Court
- Verden Municipal Court
Court records which contain court transcripts, dockets, hearings, and judgments created in Grady County are generally available to the public. The County Clerk's Office serves as the official recordkeeper, filing, and preserving these records. The Office of the County Clerk reviews and approves requests from the public for court records in Grady County Courts.
The following types of court records are available to the public in Grady County:
- Small Claims records
- Civil records
- Domestic relation/Family Law records
- Traffic records
- Criminal (felony and misdemeanor) records
- Protective Orders
- Probate records
- Guardianship records
- Trusts and wills
- Paternity records
You can visit the Office of the Court Clerk in Grady County to search for court records. You can also use the On Demand Court Record (automated court record) portal at the Office of the Court Clerk to retrieve court case records. You need case-related information such as a case number, name of parties involved, and specific dates to obtain results from your search. Lastly, you can search for court dockets and case records (District Court) on the Oklahoma State Court Network website. To process your request on this website, you need to provide a case number, names of parties involved, case type, date case file was opened and closed, or traffic citation number.
