Davidson County, TN Courts and Public Records

Davidson County is one of the counties in Tennessee, and its court records are kept by the county court clerk under the state court system. The state organizes trial courts into Chancery, Probate, Circuit, and Criminal courts, grouped by judicial district. Official contact details for the courts are listed on tncourts.gov.

Have the person's full name, a case number if you have one, and approximate dates ready before you search Tennessee court records.

Trial courts in Davidson County (Chancery, Circuit, Criminal and Probate where established) recorded 24,905 new filings in fiscal year 2024-25 and 23,620 dispositions, according to the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts.

The largest driver of the change was criminal filings (+1,179 filings), followed by civil and other (+614). Judge counts are not published by county in this report, so no per-judge figures are shown.

This table shows new filings and dispositions in the Chancery, Circuit, Criminal and Probate courts of Davidson County for the last five fiscal years, from the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts annual statistical reports.

Total filings changed +23.2% between FY 2020-21 and FY 2024-25, from 20,221 to 24,905. The largest annual change was +8.7% in FY 2024-25. The latest change, FY 2024-25, was +8.7%, led by criminal filings (+1,179).

Criminal cases make up the largest share of Davidson County filings at 53.3% of the 24,905 filed in FY 2024-25.

Civil and other cases were the fastest-growing category at +9.8%, while probate and estates cases fell fastest at +4.2%. Case types are grouped from the report as: criminal (Criminal Court), family law (divorce, parenting, paternity and related), probate and estates, and other civil.

Davidson County accounted for 9.65% of the 258,104 trial court cases filed statewide in Tennessee in FY 2024-25, and its filings grew 8.7% while statewide filings grew 1.3%.

Davidson County's criminal share is lower than the statewide share and its family law share is lower.

These figures are Tennessee statewide totals as reported to the FBI, not counts for Davidson County. Agency reporting may be incomplete, and county crime counts are not available here. Statewide violent and property crimes combined fell 18.1% from 2024 to 2025. In 2025, reporting agencies covered about 99.6% of Tennessee's population, so year-over-year changes can partly reflect which agencies reported.

Rates use the Tennessee 2025 population of 7,315,076. County-level rates are not published, so this section does not compare Davidson County with the state. The property crimes total includes arson, so it is larger than the sum of the property offenses listed above.

Davidson County court proceedings are held at the Metro Courthouse. Check your notice or case paperwork to confirm the courthouse assigned to your case before you go.

Addresses and phone numbers come from public directory listings and may change, so confirm them with the clerk before you visit.

Cases in Davidson County, Tennessee are heard by General Sessions, Circuit, Criminal, Chancery, Juvenile, and Probate courts, depending on the matter and county.

Access to Davidson County court records depends on the case type and on any restriction set by law or court order. Ask the county clerk which records you can view.

Public records

Records that are not restricted can be viewed or requested through the county clerk.

Restricted or confidential records

Sealed records and records restricted by law or court order are not available without authorization.

Online access

Use tncourts.gov for official Tennessee court information, and confirm with the clerk which records are available online.

In-person access

Contact the county clerk's office to view or request records in person.

Fees

Fees depend on the record and the clerk. Ask the clerk for the current fee before you request copies.

Case information for Davidson County courts is mostly kept by local clerks, so check the clerk portal for the court that hears your case.

1. Identify your case type (criminal, traffic, civil, family, probate, or juvenile).
2. Pick the official portal that covers that court and county.
3. Search by party name or case number.
4. Review the case details, parties, and scheduled hearings.
5. Contact the clerk to request documents that are not available online.

Payment methods for fines and citations in Davidson County are set by the court and clerk, so confirm the options before you pay.

Contact the county clerk's office to confirm which payment methods it accepts, and check tncourts.gov for official information.

Parking tickets may be handled by the agency that issued them, so check the ticket for instructions.