Loudon County
Located in the eastern part of Tennessee, Loudon County was formed from Monroe, Roane, and Blount Counties in 1870 and named after Fort Loudon. It has a land area of 239 square miles, and its population was 54,886 as of the 2020 US census. Loudon is its county seat and largest city by land area, while its most populated city is Lenoir City.
Loudon County court system includes the following:
- Loudon County Circuit Court handles cases outside the purview of other courts in the county. It hears civil proceedings, contested wills, divorces, real estate disputes, annulments, and adoptions
- Loudon County Chancery Court has original jurisdiction over civil equity cases. It can also handle divorces, annulments, arbitration, paternity, name changes, management of estates and trusts, admission of wills, and appointment of guardianships and conservatorships
- Loudon County Criminal Court hears felony and misdemeanor cases
- Loudon County General Sessions Court handles preliminary felony hearings, some civil cases, non-jury misdemeanor trials, and municipal ordinance offenses
- Loudon County Juvenile Court in Lenoir City handles most juvenile matters, including juvenile delinquency, child neglect, truancy, child abuse, judicial consent to military enlistment, and termination of parental rights
- Municipal Courts in Loudon County hear municipal ordinance violations and traffic infractions. The two municipal courts in Loudon County are in Lenoir City and Loudon
Public court records in Loudon County are documents and files in texts, audio, or video forms generated in the county's courts and available to the public. These records include docket listings, court filings, warrants, writs, depositions, court proceedings, court transcripts, orders, motions, and judgments. The Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk keeps records from the Circuit, Criminal, General Sessions, and Juvenile Courts, while clerks of other courts keep records of their courts. Court clerks prepare, organize, index, store, and maintain court records in compliance with state and county laws.
Unless sealed by court orders, the following types of Loudon County court records are typically available:
- Criminal Records
- Traffic Records
- Probate Records
- Civil Records
- Family Law Records
Record seekers can visit any of the courts in Loudon County to view or request their public court records. They can also use the Loudon County Online Court Records System to search for some of the county's nonconfidential court records.
