Fulton County Superior Court Case Search

Fulton County Superior Court records are comprehensive accounts of past court proceedings maintained by the Clerk of the Superior Courts after a legal dispute has been resolved. The clerk archives and indexes details of court cases when a verdict or judgment has been rendered.

Superior court records are important documents that may be sought for various reasons, including the need to be kept informed on matters involving real property, equity, and domestic relations. Since the court has exclusive jurisdiction over these cases, interested parties may prefer to perform a search for Superior Court cases. Civil disputes involving significant amounts of money also fall under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court. In addition, others may seek out these records purely for personal interest.

What Kinds of cases have been heard in Fulton Superior Court?

The Superior Court of Fulton County is a trial court with broad jurisdiction to hear and decide civil and criminal matters, especially those outside the specific jurisdiction of other courts, such as the magistrate, state, juvenile, and probate courts. The various civil and criminal matters the court typically handles include felonies, real estate disputes, equity disputes, contractual disagreements, and appeals from lower courts. The court also has a Family Court division that presides over marital disputes, divorce, child custody arrangements, domestic violence, and related cases.

Fulton County Superior Court

The Fulton County Superior Court handles a wide range of civil and criminal matters, subdivided among twenty judges who preside over cases involving misdemeanors, contract disputes, and other various actions. These judges have special knowledge of legal principles in multiple areas and are organized within the court in a way that ensures efficient and timely dispensation of justice. While the Court has exclusive jurisdiction over matters such as divorce, real estate, and felonies involving jury trials, it also handles the appeals of dissatisfied litigants seeking a review of a lower court’s judgment.

The Court’s decisions have far-reaching consequences, serving as a primary determinant of the extent of citizens’ rights while identifying fundamental limitations.

Fulton County Superior Court
Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse
136 Pryor Street SW, Room C-155,
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 613-5313

Fulton County Superior Court - North Service Center
7741 Roswell Road,
Room 235, Atlanta, GA 30350
Phone: (404) 612-5756

Fulton County Superior Court - South Service Center
5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Room 219B,
College Park, GA 30349
Phone: (404) 612-4117

Fulton County Case Lookup

The Odyssey Identity Provider portal on the Superior Court eService platform is a county-wide resource that allows residents from different jurisdictions to electronically look up information related to cases heard and decided by the county's various courts, such as the magistrate, state, and superior courts.

To look up case information generally on this platform, a first-time user will need to follow these steps:

• Visit the website;
• Click on "Register" and complete the registration process.
• Proceed to sign in by clicking on sign in;
• Select "smart search";
• Specify the relevant court record in the search bar by entering the record number or the full name;
• Indicate you are not a robot by ticking the appropriate box.
• Finally, click the submit button to query the database.

Individuals who wish to search more specifically for a particular court’s records, for instance - the Superior Court, can do so by clicking the Advanced Search Options link below the Smart Search field and select the relevant court from the options. The listed options include the magistrate, the state, and the superior court.

The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) eCertification Portal also allows users to perform a county-wide search for certified copies of the magistrate and superior court records. By following these steps, individuals can lookup and electronically purchase certified record copies via the platform:

• Visit the eCertification portal
• Create an account, once done
• Log in and click on the "Submit a New Request button"
• Select the relevant county
• Select the document type
• Proceed by selecting Continue
• Complete all required fields with appropriate information
• Once done, click on Submit request

Furthermore, the website's "look up a certified document" section provides an avenue for court document holders to verify whether the document they are holding is the original.

Fulton Superior Court Case Search by Name

To locate Superior Court cases in Fulton County, an inquirer must provide information that sufficiently identifies the record. This information includes the full name of either of the parties to the case, the case number, and other relevant details. Consequently, to facilitate a database query for specific court records on the Odyssey Identity Provider portal, individuals are typically required to provide the full name of a party to the case in the last, first, middle, and suffix format or the case number if the party name is unknown.

Fulton Superior Court Docket Search

The Fulton County Superior Court docket provides information about the court’s schedule and how it intends to manage its business on any given day. It includes information about which cases are to be heard, the period allocated for their hearing, and the order in which they are set to be heard. While some cases may be set for final trial, others may have motions set on various issues within a case, such as requests for discovery and objections raised by either party. Other times, the courts use dockets to monitor the progress in an ongoing case.

The Superior Court’s official docket can be accessed online through the Odyssey Identity Provider on the Fulton County Magistrate, State, and Superior Court Record Search eService platform. Attorneys and litigants can use docket information to prepare for hearings or trials.

Lookup Fulton County Superior Court Online

The Odyssey Identity Provider platform is the central server that enables online access to court records in Fulton County. To access case information via this platform, first-time users must register, log in, and provide information that specifically identifies the record they seek. This includes a party name, the case number, and related information.

The GSCCCA platform also allows a state-wide search for court records, with an option to narrow down search results to Fulton County and its Superior Court records.

While court records can be examined via official websites like the ones mentioned above, they can also be accessed through unofficial or commercial websites like Georgiacourtrecords.us. However, these websites typically do not guarantee that the information provided is complete, accurate, or current. As such, end-users are advised to vet information received by comparing it with those received from other sources. This will help ascertain that the record obtained is fit for its intended use.

Supreme Court vs. Superior Court

Unlike the Superior Court, which operates at the county level, the Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Georgia. While the Superior Court handles trials and can preside over appeals from lower courts such as the magistrate court and probate courts. Appeals from the Superior Court go to the Court of Appeal and subsequently to the Supreme Court. Consequently, by ensuring that a higher court can always review a lower court's decision, the court system’s structure ensures that legal disputes are resolved with the utmost judicial correctness. At the top of this system is the Supreme Court, whose decisions are final on state law matters. While no further appeals are possible within the state, cases involving federal law or constitutional issues may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.