How to search Harris County court cases
Searching a Harris County court case means finding it in the records of the office that keeps them: the District Clerk for the district courts and the County Criminal Courts at Law, the County Clerk for the County Civil Courts at Law and the Probate Courts, and the Justice Courts for their own cases.
Juricio is a private service: it is not affiliated with Harris County, its courts or its clerks, and it is not an official site. This guide describes the official portals and links to them. It is not legal advice.
Which court hears what
| Court | What it hears | Who keeps the records |
|---|---|---|
| District Courts | Felony criminal cases, and civil, family and juvenile cases. | Harris County District Clerk |
| County Criminal Courts at Law | Class A and B misdemeanors, and appeals from the Justice of the Peace and Municipal Courts. | Harris County District Clerk |
| County Civil Courts at Law | Civil cases. | Harris County Clerk |
| Probate Courts | Probate cases. | Harris County Clerk |
| Justice Courts (sixteen: two in each of eight precincts) | Civil cases of no more than $20,000 (filed since September 1, 2020), including small claims and debt claims; evictions; traffic and other criminal cases. Not divorces. | Harris County Justice Courts |
The Harris County Courts website lists the county courts and the Justice Courts and links to the State District Courts of Harris County.
How to search the official portals
- District Clerk: its records search finds a case by case number, which the District Clerk calls a cause number, or by name; its frequently asked questions say the search is available once you register on its website. It covers the district courts and the County Criminal Courts at Law. Civil cases are public record unless they are sealed, filed as sensitive data or deemed confidential, and the online records exclude sealed or confidential cases.
- County Clerk: it keeps the records of the County Civil Courts at Law and the Probate Courts, and its website has a records search.
- Justice Courts: «Find My Case and Court Date» on their cases and dockets page searches by case number, or by name with a date of birth or a driver's license number if you do not know the number; «View Case Documents» shows the documents filed in a case.
What Juricio covers for signed-in members
The civil and family district courts (District Clerk public datasets; family: divorces and annulments without children), the criminal district courts and County Criminal Courts at Law (District Clerk public criminal datasets), and the Justice Courts' debt claims, small claims, evictions, and criminal and traffic cases (public data extracts): available to signed-in members, from public data that the District Clerk and the Justice Courts gave Juricio written permission to use. Search or sign in.
- In lists, people always appear by initials; the case page shows members the names as published.
- Never juvenile or children's cases, protective orders or family violence, or sealed, expunged or nondisclosed records.
- Juricio does not read the County Clerk's records: the County Civil Courts at Law and the Probate Courts are not covered.
What this page does not show
No Harris County court record: no case, no name and no figure from them. This guide describes the courts and the official portals only; Harris County court records are never shown on public pages. To confirm a case, use the official portal or ask the clerk.
Questions about Harris County cases
Where do I search for a Harris County district court case?
In the District Clerk's records search, by case number (the District Clerk calls it a cause number) or by name. Its frequently asked questions say the search is available once you register on its website.
Where are misdemeanor cases?
Class A and B misdemeanors are heard by the County Criminal Courts at Law, whose records the District Clerk keeps, so they are in the District Clerk's records search too.
Where do I find a small claims, debt claim or eviction case?
In the Justice Courts' «Find My Case and Court Date»: by case number, or by name with a date of birth or a driver's license number.
Are Harris County civil cases public?
The District Clerk says all civil cases are public record unless they are sealed, filed as sensitive data or deemed confidential.
Does Juricio show Harris County cases?
Only to signed-in members, and never on public pages such as this one. In lists, people always appear by initials.
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Official sources
- Harris County District Clerk: About the office: the District Clerk keeps the records of the criminal, civil, family and juvenile district courts and the County Criminal Courts; online access to case records, except sealed or confidential cases (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County District Clerk: Criminal Courts: the district courts hear felony cases; the County Criminal Courts at Law hear Class A and B misdemeanors and appeals from the Justice of the Peace and Municipal Courts (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County District Clerk: Frequently asked questions: its records search finds a case by case (cause) number or by name, after registering on the site; civil cases are public record unless sealed, filed as sensitive data or confidential (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County Clerk's Office: the County Clerk keeps the records of the Probate Courts and the County Civil Courts at Law, and has a records search (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts: sixteen Justice Courts, two in each of eight precincts; traffic, criminal, eviction and civil cases (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County Justice Courts: Cases and dockets: «Find My Case and Court Date» searches by case number, or by name with a date of birth or a driver's license; «View Case Documents» (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County Justice Courts: About the Justice Courts: civil matters of no more than $20,000, debt claim cases and evictions; no divorce cases (checked on October 22, 2026).
- Harris County Courts: the County Criminal and Civil Courts at Law, the Probate Courts and the Justice Courts, with links to the State District Courts of Harris County (checked on October 22, 2026).