The Mississippi court system is made up of state and local judiciary branches that serve the various needs for litigation and prosecution within that state.

If you need to find specific Mississippi court records, then it is crucial for you to learn about the structure of the Mississippi trial court system. Mississippi court system consists of circuit courts, county courts, chancery courts, justice courts and municipal courts.

Except for the circuit courts, which have general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil case types, the courts have limited jurisdiction. Circuit courts only hear cases that exceed the jurisdiction of the other courts in the Mississippi system.

The Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts

The Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts, which operates under the Mississippi Judiciary, is a central database and registry for Mississippi courts. This office also provides information related to the courts, such as directories, employment opportunities, forms and reports.

If you are interested in obtaining Mississippi court records from the Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts, you can search through the Mississippi Electronic Courts. The Mississippi Electronic Courts began accepting electronic filings for the Madison County Chancery Court in 2009. Otherwise, you can get Mississippi court records through the Clerk of Courts at the county courthouse where the case took place. In addition, some records from the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court may be obtained through the Supreme Court Clerk.

The Mississippi court records that are maintained at the Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts include the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the Circuit Courts, the County Courts, the Chancery Courts, the Drug Courts, the Justice Courts, the Youth Courts and the Municipal Courts.

The Official Website of the State of Mississippi Judiciary

The Official Website of the State of Mississippi Judiciary is designed to provide information related to the Mississippi court system to the public in a way that is easy to access. On this site, you will find the laws of the state of Mississippi in the searchable Mississippi Code, opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, an online catalog of the legal collections of the State Library and rules of court. You can read the case dockets of cases that are pending on appeal. In addition, you can also use the links on this site to access live broadcasts of oral arguments by the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

You can also find helpful information about the structure of the Mississippi court system and the types of matters the courts handle on every level. In addition to Mississippi court records, you can also find other valuable information that may help with your research, such as the biographies of the members of the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. You will also be able to find court statistics beginning with 1996 to present in annual reports filed through the Mississippi court system.

If contact information to help with your Mississippi court records search, simply follow the links to the office of the Administrative Office of Courts, the state trial courts and the Supreme Court Clerk.

• Mississippi State Court Districts

• Mississippi State Legislature