Access Woodstock Court Records
Woodstock court records span two systems: the city's Municipal Court, which handles traffic citations and city ordinance violations, and Cherokee County Superior Court, which covers felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits, and family law matters filed in the area. Cherokee County's court infrastructure includes strong online case search tools, which makes finding Woodstock-area records more accessible than in many smaller Georgia counties. This guide walks through where to look, what's available, and how to get copies when you need them.
Woodstock Quick Facts
Woodstock Court Records: City and County Systems
Woodstock Municipal Court operates as the city's local court for lower-level matters. Traffic tickets issued by Woodstock police, city ordinance violations, and some minor misdemeanor charges go through this court. The Woodstock Municipal Court page on the city website has current information about court dates, the clerk's contact details, and how to handle a pending citation. This is the right court if you got a ticket within Woodstock's city limits.
Cherokee County Superior Court is the court of record for more serious matters. Felony charges, civil lawsuits, family law cases (divorce, custody, support, adoption), and property disputes all go to the county level. The Cherokee County Clerk of Superior Court is based at the Frank C. Mills III Justice Center, 90 North Street, Canton, GA 30114. The clerk's office can be reached at 678.714.8778. Canton is the Cherokee County seat, so that's where you'll go for in-person access to Superior Court records.
If you're not sure which court system handled a particular case, the general rule is: city matters and traffic citations go to Municipal Court, while anything more serious lands in Superior Court. When in doubt, check both.
Woodstock Court Records Online Search
Cherokee County Superior Court records are searchable through the Cherokee County Clerk's own case search portal. This is a direct county-level tool that returns case index information for Cherokee Superior Court filings. You can search by name or case number. The county has invested in online access, making it possible to find case information without an in-person visit for most recent matters.
The GSCCCA statewide search also covers Cherokee County and is useful if you're searching across multiple counties at once. It returns the same index data as the county portal but in a statewide context. For full document copies, PeachCourt provides electronic access at a per-page cost. Cases filed in recent years are most reliably available through PeachCourt.
The GSCCCA statewide portal covers Cherokee County Superior Court filings. The image below shows the GSCCCA search interface used to look up cases involving Woodstock residents and businesses.
Select Cherokee County in the search options to filter results to filings from Woodstock and the surrounding area.
Woodstock Municipal Court records aren't included in the GSCCCA index. For city court matters, contact the Woodstock Municipal Court clerk directly through the contact info on the city's court page. Traffic citations may also show up in the Georgia statewide ticket portal.
Types of Court Records Available for Woodstock
Cherokee County Superior Court maintains an extensive set of public records for the Woodstock area. Criminal case files cover the full history of felony cases - charges filed, court dates, pleas, trial records, verdicts, and sentencing. Civil records include lawsuits between private parties, debt judgments, contract disputes, and property matters. Family law filings - divorce petitions, custody agreements, support orders - are all here. Real property records like deeds, liens, and plats are also maintained by the Superior Court Clerk.
Woodstock Municipal Court records are narrower in scope. Traffic violations are the most common type. City ordinance cases - noise complaints, code violations, zoning matters - also appear in the municipal court record. These are public records too, but they're kept separately from Superior Court and aren't indexed in statewide databases.
Georgia's open records law applies to both systems. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives any person the right to inspect and copy records held by a government agency, courts included. Sealed cases and juvenile records are the main exceptions. Most court records don't qualify for any exemption and must be made available on request.
Getting Copies of Woodstock Court Records
For certified copies of Cherokee County Superior Court documents, go to the clerk's office at the Frank C. Mills III Justice Center, 90 North Street, Canton, GA 30114. Call ahead at 678.714.8778 to confirm hours and ask about copy fees before making the trip. Bring photo ID and the case number if you have it. Fees vary based on the type of document and number of pages being certified.
The Cherokee County Clerk also has a case search tool at cherokeecourtclerk.com/case-search, which you can use to locate a case before visiting in person. Having the case number in hand when you arrive at the clerk's window makes the process faster.
For Woodstock Municipal Court records, contact the court through the city website. Staff can tell you what records exist, whether they're available for public access, and how to submit a copy request. In-person visits during court hours are usually the fastest way to get municipal court records in hand.
The FANS notification system from GSCCCA allows you to monitor Cherokee County Superior Court cases by email. The image below shows the FANS filing notification portal, which covers Woodstock-area cases filed in Superior Court.
Sign up with a case number and you'll receive an alert any time a new document is filed, removing the need to check the portal manually.
Cherokee County Court Records
Woodstock court records at the Superior Court level are maintained by Cherokee County. Visit the county page for courthouse details, clerk contact information, judicial circuit specifics, and additional search tools for Cherokee County.
Nearby Georgia Cities
Other qualifying cities in the Cherokee County area also have court records pages with local courthouse and search details.