Upshur County
Upshur County is located in Eastern Texas. Though the County was inhabited by the Cherokee, in 1839, the European-American settlers moved from the south and settled on the land. Upshur County has a population of about 40,892 residents and a total area of 593 square miles.
Upshur County, Texas, is served by the Texas Judicial District Court 115 and one county court. The district court has the original jurisdiction in all cases involving election contents, land titling, civil matters, divorce cases, and felony criminal cases. It is important to note that, in Texas, district and county courts have concurrent jurisdiction. The county court in Upshur County has original jurisdiction over all probate matters. These courts handle civil, probate, misdemeanor, traffic, domestic, juvenile, mental competency, and criminal issues that require legal intervention.
In Upshur County, court state records are either held by the District Clerk or the County Clerk. The District Clerk keeps all records from the 115th District Court. These records include attorney general, tax, domestic, family, adoption, protective services, juvenile, felony criminal, and civil cases. The District Clerk also collects filing fees, manages the court's excess proceeds account, the bond account, and court registry funds, and coordinates the jury panel selection process. On the other hand, the County Clerk is responsible for filing and managing all public county records, including records from the Commissioners Court, the County Court, and the Probate Courts. Additionally, they process applications such as birth, death, and military records in Upshur County.
Some of the court records a person can access from the District Clerk and County Clerk include:
- Criminal Cases
- Defamation Cases
- Divorce Cases
- Civil Cases
- Foreclosure Cases
- Traffic Infractions
Most criminal cases in Texas fall under the public records docket and are available to people upon request. However, some records are exempted from disclosure if the court orders it. A person looking to get Upshur Court records can request the information at the County Clerk or District Clerk's office. Additionally, residents can look up judicial records in Upshur County using the Texas Online Records portal. It allows people to get both records from the County and District Clerk.
