Search Union County Court Dockets

Union County Court Docket Searches

Indiana MyCase is the quickest remote route into a Union County court docket. It runs on Odyssey data. What you see is the public case summary rather than the full official file. No public login is needed to search. Party and attorney accounts follow separate access rules. An account still will not open every document. Pick the Case tab to search a case number, citation number, or cross reference. Pick the Name tab for a person or business. Be sure to select Union County so a statewide sweep does not flood the results.

1. Open MyCase and choose Case, Name, or Attorney.
2. Select Union County and the known CR, CV, FAM, or PR category.
3. Narrow by status and filing dates because results stop at 1,000.
4. Read the header, parties, Chronological Case Summary, hearings, and linked files.
5. Ask the Clerk for an official, certified, old, or unlinked record.

The live MyCase portal shows the official search paths.

The screen helps a searcher choose the right tab before entering case details.

MyCase Fields for Union Dockets

Keep your query tight when searching Union County dockets. The official search tips let you add a wildcard after a letter or number. Wildcards do not work with sounds-like search. Want to search by first name, middle name, or birth date? You will need a last name too. Business name stands on its own. Case number, citation number, and cross reference each work as separate paths rather than combined fields.

The search-tips source displays those field rules.

Those limits explain why an exact number may succeed when a broad name fails.

Court Dockets: What They Show

Indiana names the event history a Chronological Case Summary, or CCS. That is the backbone of any Union County court docket. Look for case identity, filing events, settings, and outcome entries. Charges, bonds, sentence data, and some financial details may appear as well. Which files link up depends on the case. One caution applies. An entry with no document icon can still point to a record the Clerk holds.

MyCase Help explains public and document limits.

The guidance says to verify the online summary with the court record.

Decoding Union Case Number 81C01

Union County case numbers carry a readable local identifier. Under Administrative Rule 8, county code 81 pairs with court code C01. What follows spells out the filing year and month, then a type code and a sequence number. Read 81C01-YYMM-TYPE-SEQUENCE and you know the case belongs to Union Circuit Court.

81

Union County code.

C01

Union Circuit Court.

CM or F1-F6

Misdemeanor or felony codes.

CCS

The dated case event history.

The Odyssey courts list confirms 81C01.

The identifier helps separate a Union case from another court's record.

Union County Courts and Their Dockets

Union County lists a single court of record. Under the local caseload rule, Union Circuit Court takes every case filed with the Union County Clerk. The current directory and the Odyssey list show no separate Union Superior, county, city, town, or justice court. Criminal, civil, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, and infraction matters can all sit under that one court identity. Even so, access to each type differs.

The Indiana Judicial Branch county page identifies the court and District 18.

It is the best check when another court name appears on a document.

Union Circuit Court Record Roles

Judge and Clerk split the work in Union Circuit Court. The official listing names Judge Matthew R. Cox as the judge. He presides over the county's criminal and civil matters. He runs the hearings and issues rulings. The Clerk has a separate job. That office receives every filing and keeps evidence, judgments, orders, and decrees on hand. So think about what you actually need before you call. A question about a current room points you to the court. A certified copy is Clerk work.

The official Circuit Court page lists its office details and its jurisdiction.

This split prevents a record request from being sent to the wrong office.

Court Dates in Union County

Two tools serve different purposes here. The CCS can list a case setting, but the Public Court Calendar is a separate service. It only covers courts that choose to join, and only within the prior seven days plus the next four weeks. Union showed no participating court there. That is not proof the county has no hearings. Confirm the date yourself instead. Call the Clerk at 765-458-6121 or the Circuit Court at 765-458-5934 to verify a date, room, reset, or cancellation. The Union County Court Schedule lays out the full fallback.

The official calendar article explains that participation is voluntary.

Direct confirmation matters when no Union schedule is shown.

Union County Remote Access Limits

A missing online case does not mean the case is gone. MyCase leaves out sealed, expunged, confidential, and juvenile records, plus some protection-order data. So one case may show up publicly while a single filing in it stays offline. Older paper files can also sit beyond the reach of any docket search. Only a Clerk search may reach them. Before giving up, check the case number, the venue, and the case type. Then ask the Clerk directly whether the record is restricted or simply old.

Indiana's access table draws another line for public F1 through F6 criminal cases. Sentencing orders may sit online. Other documents generally do not. Even so, a nonconfidential file remains open to inspection in person at the courthouse. A missing link proves nothing about whether a filing exists. Ask the Clerk whether a public redacted copy can be viewed.

Docket Access Under Indiana Law

Indiana law and court rules frame every Union County docket request. Access is public, but not without limits. Privacy, safety, sealed files, and the court's own work can all narrow what you see. Any request must describe the record with reasonable detail. So bring the case number if you have one. Remote viewing may show you less than an in-person inspection at the courthouse would.

A Rule 9 request is its own proceeding, not a quick docket search on a portal. Getting an excluded Union County record this way can mean a verified filing, notice, a response, a hearing, and an order from the court before anything is released.

Union County Search Fallbacks

MyCase may not surface the Union County court docket you need. When that happens, go to the Clerk directly. Phone, email, fax, mail, and the counter all work. Check the posted instructions first and pick one. Ask about public inspection, or about an older paper file the office still holds. The county offers no public terminal for searching court records on site. For a record that is not routine, a specific APRA request is the better route. Compiled data sits with the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration. No automated portal search holds it.

• MyCase for public summaries.
• Clerk counter for inspection.
• Phone at 765-458-6121.
• Email at clerk@unioncountyin.us.
• Fax at 765-458-5263 after confirmation.

Have your details ready before you call. Give the case number if you know it. Add the court, the filing or order you want, a date range, and whether you need a plain or certified copy. Transcripts take more. Name the hearing date, the type of proceeding, the judge, and whether you want a new transcript or a copy of one already prepared. A local rule has the court reporter handling transcript work. So a docket-copy request and a transcript order are two different things.

If no case comes up, try the other permitted identifier. Strip punctuation from the case number too. Check the filing dates. Confirm the venue printed on the source document, since a case may sit in a court you did not expect. Then ask whether the matter is older, sealed, expunged, juvenile, or otherwise excluded from the docket. For a hearing date, use the CCS and call the court. Union posts no participating calendar schedule. The office lists no dedicated docket procedure covering mail, payment, postage, or turn time. Confirm those details before you send anything.

How the Clerk Keeps Docket Records

Susan Ray, the Union County Clerk, sits at the front door of the official file. Her office holds the complaints, motions, evidence, judgments, orders, and decrees. Those items make up a case file. It also takes in court money. Whether you need a certified copy, a current balance, a receipt, help with an unlinked filing, or an old historical file, the Clerk is the one to ask. A MyCase screen cannot certify anything.

The official Clerk page identifies its duties.

It also confirms that online access runs through the state court system.

Union County Copy Costs

Indiana Clerk resources set the main copy fees. A court-record copy runs $1 per page. A certificate under seal costs $1. A judgment transcript is $3. Local Rule LR81-AR15-8 lets a court reporter transcript rate reach $4 per page with a minimum up to $35. Since exhibits, binding, postage, and rush work can add to the bill, ask for a quote first.

Know what your copy needs to prove before you order it. A plain copy works fine for reading a filing or tracing a family record. When another office needs proof from the official file, get a certified copy. It carries the Clerk's authentication. A judgment transcript is its own item. It is used for a real-estate lien, not a word-for-word account of court. A court reporter transcript turns a proceeding into a written record. It follows its own preparation process.

MyCase public search and its public document links carry no remote access charge. That does not wipe out every cost. Copy, seal, transcript, postage, and special reproduction costs at the Clerk still apply. The county APRA page warns that reproduction may cost money too. Ask the office to state the item count, page count, certification need, delivery method, and total amount. Do this before you pay. Keep in mind that an ePay ticket image is not a certified case file.

Union County Docket History

Union County was created in 1821. The Indiana State Library says so, and it also identifies original court records running from 1821 through 1845. A 1903 courthouse fire and water damage figure into what survives. For an old case, be specific. Give a date range and the record type you want. Say whether you need an index, a copy, an inspection, or a certified reproduction. A name alone may not separate two people in an old index. Add an approximate year, the case kind, the party's role, and any known court term.

The Liberty courthouse itself dates to 1891. The Indiana DNR lists it on the National Register. The listing covers architecture, politics, and government. The Liberty Courthouse Square nomination adds context on the civic square and the arrival of rail service. Those sources speak to the building's past, not its present. They cannot tell you current parking, security, accessible entrances, photography rules, or Clerk counter hours. Call the county before you visit rather than treating a historic site record as an access guide.

Current county pages place the Clerk on the first floor and Union Circuit Court on the south side of the third floor at 26 West Union Street. A courthouse-office reference lists weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. The Clerk page does not promise those as docket-counter hours. Confirm the counter schedule before you travel. A filing, certified copy, transcript request, or holiday visit can each depend on it. The county posts no official public parking map, transit route, security policy, or dedicated court-record terminal.

Digital coverage adds a layer on top of the local archive; it does not replace it. Water damage and shifts in indexing can change what survives and how you must search for it. Historical researchers should ask a few things. Which office holds the original? Was an index reconstructed? Is the item a docket entry or a full file? A certified reproduction serves a different need than a research copy. The Clerk, the State Library, and the archives keep distinct collections. Confirm custody before ordering or traveling.

City-by-City Dockets in Union County

The official 2020 Census set counts two incorporated places in Union County: Liberty and West College Corner. Liberty had 2,000 residents. West College Corner had 545. Those numbers count people, not dockets. Neither place has a municipal court in the current Indiana court directory or Odyssey list, and a town address does not create a town docket. If your citation or caption names Union Circuit Court, go through MyCase or the Union County Clerk.

Liberty Town Hall and the Union County Courthouse are two different offices. Town council minutes, permits, utilities, and administrative records belong with the town. State trial filings go to the Clerk at the courthouse. The same split applies in West College Corner. So figure out whether you want a town record or a court case. Pick the office after that.

For a traffic or civil matter tied to either place, read the venue line. Do not guess where it was filed. A case number starting with 81C01 belongs to Union Circuit Court. If an unusual citation names another venue, contact that court directly. This routing step keeps you from hunting a municipal docket where no such court exists. It also puts the official record request with the office that actually holds it.

Map and Directions to the Union County Courthouse

Union Circuit Court files are kept at the Union County Courthouse, 26 West Union Street, on the historic courthouse square in downtown Liberty. The Clerk's office is on the first floor, and Union Circuit Court sits on the south side of the third floor. The 1891 building is a National Register historic resource at the center of the Liberty Courthouse Square Historic District.

Call the Clerk at 765-458-6121 for a docket or filing question, or Union Circuit Court at 765-458-5934 for a current courtroom or judge's schedule. No official parking map, security-screening policy, or accessible-entrance guidance was found for the courthouse, so confirm those details with the Clerk before traveling to the historic square.