Find Union County Court Records

How to Search Union County Court Records

No single tool covers every Union County court. The fastest path is to identify the court first, then use that court's channel. Circuit Court case information runs through Mississippi Electronic Courts, called MEC, and its public side, PAMEC. Chancery land records run through an online index called DuProcess. Justice Court, Municipal Court, and Youth Court matters are handled by phone or in person because no single public website posts them.

Before starting, collect a full name, a case or instrument number if one is known, and a date range. A circuit case needs a PAMEC account because filed documents are not open to anonymous viewers. New accounts are created through the PAMEC online registration page.

Once an account is active, the basic search runs in a handful of steps.

1. Decide which court holds the case: Circuit for felonies and large civil suits, Chancery for divorce, probate, and land.
2. For a circuit case, sign in with a PAMEC login and open the case index.
3. For land records, open the DuProcess index and search by name, instrument number, or book and page.
4. Review the docket entries or instrument details the system returns.
5. Request a certified copy from the Circuit Clerk or Chancery Clerk when an official copy is required.

Union County Court Records Search Channels

Each channel reaches a different slice of the record system. Picking the wrong one wastes a trip, so it helps to know what each covers. The Third Circuit court-information page confirms the local Circuit Court details and the system's case-status flags. Union County Circuit Court went live on MEC in 2022, which is why electronic circuit data generally starts from that point.

The Third Circuit MEC court-information page lists the Union County court location, phone, and flag definitions.

The channels below cover the full set of access routes, not just the online ones.

• MEC / PAMEC - Circuit Court felony and civil case information, with login required.
• DuProcess - the Chancery Clerk's online land-records index.
• Chancery Clerk - probate, estates, divorce, guardianship, and older files by phone or in person.
• Justice and Municipal Courts - traffic and misdemeanor matters, handled by phone or in person.
• MDOC - the state inmate search for sentenced and paroled people, not a county pretrial tool.
• PACER - federal cases in the Northern District of Mississippi.

The Third Circuit MEC login screen is where PAMEC users sign in to view filed documents.

If the system reports that a document cannot be viewed, that file may be restricted to attorneys of record.

Union County Land Records Search Fields

The Chancery Clerk's DuProcess portal, titled Official Records Online, indexes recorded land instruments for Union County. It accepts several search keys, so a viewer can look by person, by document, or by property. The portal warns that the online index is not official. Only the Land Records Index kept inside the courthouse controls, and online copy purchases are final. The fields below show what the search accepts.

Results open from a Resultset Listing into Instrument Details, where labels include Instrument, Book and Page, Instrument Type, File Date, Number of Pages, Document Status, Real Estate ID, Parcel Number, and Description.

Types of Union County Court Records

Court records in Union County fall into a few broad groups, and each group lives with a particular court. Circuit Court produces criminal felony files and major civil files. Chancery Court produces divorce, custody, probate, and land matters. Justice and Municipal Courts produce traffic and misdemeanor files. Youth Court produces juvenile files that stay confidential.

The Mississippi Judiciary maintains the statewide framework behind these courts. Its official judiciary site supports court-system verification and directory information.

The list below sorts the most requested record types.

• Criminal Circuit files with indictments, pleas, judgments, and sentencing orders.
• Civil Circuit files with complaints, answers, motions, and judgments.
• Chancery files with divorce, custody, equity disputes, and guardianships.
• Probate files with wills, estates, and letters of administration.
• Land records indexed through DuProcess, including deeds and recorded instruments.

Docket-only views are also useful, and a closer look at those sits on the Union County court dockets page.

What Union County Court Records Show

A case file records the formal steps of a case in date order. Whether the matter is criminal or civil, the same core fields appear. Some sensitive details are removed by rule, because the MEC system bars Social Security numbers, dates of birth, the names of minor children, financial account numbers, and home addresses from appearing except as allowed. The table below outlines a typical record.

Note: Online indexes can lag the paper file, so confirm any disposition with the clerk before relying on it for a legal purpose.

Common Terms in Union County Court Records

Court files use words that carry exact legal meaning. Knowing a few of them makes a record far easier to read, and it helps a requester describe what they need when they call a clerk. The terms below appear often across Union County criminal and civil files.

Plaintiff

The party who starts a civil lawsuit.

Defendant

The party sued in a civil case or charged in a criminal case.

Indictment

A grand-jury charging document used for a felony.

Disposition

The current or final outcome of a charge or case.

Nolle prosequi

The prosecutor's decision not to pursue a charge.

Judgment

The final court decision that resolves the claims or imposes a sentence.

A criminal record carries its own added terms tied to charges, pleas, and sentencing, and those sit on the Union County criminal court records page.

Public Access Framework for Union County Court Records

Mississippi policy favors open records. The Public Records Act states that public records held by public bodies are available for inspection unless another law says otherwise. That supports requests to county offices and the Sheriff, but it does not override court sealing orders or statutes that close certain files. The Mississippi Bar offers a plain guide to the courts that helps requesters understand where a record sits.

The Bar's guide to understanding the Mississippi court system outlines what each court handles, and the Public Records Act text sets the access standard.

Records That Are Sealed or Confidential in Union County

Some Union County files are closed by statute or court order. Youth Court records are confidential under Miss. Code sections 43-21-251 and 43-21-261, so juvenile matters are not open to a general search. Adoption files are confidential under Miss. Code section 93-17-25 and released only by court order on good cause. Mental-health and sanity proceedings in Chancery Court restrict the display of medical detail. Sealed and expunged cases are removed from ordinary public access, and the MEC system uses the labels SEALED and EXPUNGED.

To view a sealed record, a person usually needs a court order or a legal right tied to the case. Expungement runs through a petition under Miss. Code section 99-19-71 in the court that handled the conviction. If an online search still shows an expunged matter, the person should bring the clerk a certified copy of the expungement order so the record can be corrected.

In-Person, Mail, and Phone Requests

When a record is not online, the clerk's counter is the surest route. Circuit felony and civil files, plus marriage licenses, start with the Circuit Clerk. Chancery, probate, divorce, guardianship, and land files start with the Chancery Clerk. A clear request lists names, a date range, a case number if known, the record type, and the copy type. Ask whether certified copies, identification, or prepayment are required. The two main offices are listed below.

For court files not visible through PAMEC or DuProcess, calling the clerk first confirms whether the file is archived, sealed, or under a different spelling before a trip downtown.