Locate Decatur County Court Cases

Decatur County Trial Courts

Decatur County's primary trial courts are the Decatur Circuit Court and Decatur Superior Court. The county also lists a Magistrate Court. These offices sit in the courthouse at 150 Courthouse Square in Greensburg, and they connect with the Clerk, Prosecutor, Child Support, and other court-related offices in the same building. The Circuit / Superior Court label is the correct Indiana court identity for this page, even though the file name remains district-court.html for the template manifest.

The Decatur County court structure is best read by court and record type. The Superior Court county page says it is a trial court of general jurisdiction and hears both criminal and civil cases. The Clerk duties page places felonies, misdemeanors, traffic infractions, local ordinance violations, civil plenary matters, small claims, domestic relations, mental health, adoption, probate estates, guardianships, trusts, juvenile matters, and paternity in the county case categories administered by the Clerk. The prosecutor handles criminal charging, while the Clerk keeps the official file and payments.

The image below links to the official Decatur Circuit Court page.

The Circuit Court contact page identifies Judge Timothy B. Day and gives the local phone and email path for Circuit Court questions.

Decatur County Circuit / Superior Courts

Decatur County does not have numbered district courts like some states. The local table is therefore a complete table of the named county trial courts and court offices found in the research. Each court has its own contact point, while the Clerk's Office remains the record custodian for filings, certified copies, payments, and historical court records.

The image below links to the official Decatur Superior Court page.

The Superior Court page identifies Judge Matthew D. Bailey, the courthouse suite, the court phone, the office email, and the transcript ordering path.

Decatur County Court Comparison

Indiana's Decatur County setup differs from states with district, county, justice, or JP courts. Local trial work runs through Circuit Court and Superior Court, with the Magistrate Court listed by the county. City or town courts may exist elsewhere in Indiana for ordinance or traffic matters, but the research did not locate an official Decatur County municipal court page. That means Decatur County users should start with MyCase and the county courts rather than looking for a separate local district court portal.

Decatur County Case Flow

A Decatur County case usually moves through a predictable court-record chain. A civil or probate matter begins with a petition, claim, complaint, or application filed through the Clerk. A criminal matter begins after law enforcement and prosecutor action, then appears in court records when charges, warrants, bond entries, hearings, or other filings are created. Traffic infractions and local ordinance violations also become court records through citation or filing activity.

Criminal flow: Arrest or investigation › prosecutor filing › initial hearing or magistrate review › arraignment › pretrial activity › plea or trial › disposition › sentencing › appeal if filed.

Civil flow: Complaint or petition filed › summons issued › answer or default deadline › motions or discovery › hearing, mediation, or trial › judgment or order › collection activity or appeal.

Probate flow: Estate, guardianship, trust, or transfer filing › appointment or authority order › notice to heirs or creditors › inventory and claims › hearings or orders › final report or closing.

Note: Court dates, jury duty questions, and document copies should be confirmed with the local court or Clerk, not only with an online docket.

Decatur County Judicial District

The Indiana Judicial Branch places Decatur County in Judicial District 21 with Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, and Jennings counties. Appeals from Decatur County trial courts go into the Indiana appellate system, generally to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, with Indiana Supreme Court review where available or mandatory. The state judiciary page for Decatur County links court contacts, MyCase, e-filing, local rules, court statistics, and related trial-court resources.

The Indiana Supreme Court approves local rules only in limited categories identified by the research: selection of special judges in civil and criminal cases, court reporter services, caseload allocation plans, and service as an acting judge in another court, county, or district. Other local court rules are adopted without Supreme Court approval. Decatur County's current local rules PDF is published through the Indiana Judicial Branch and includes criminal bail-schedule material.

Decatur County Local Rules

Local rules are practical court instructions. They can affect scheduling, special judge selection, court reporter services, caseload allocation, bail, filing practices, and courtroom procedure. Decatur County local rules are linked from the Indiana Judicial Branch Decatur County courts page. The research notes that the current PDF includes criminal bail-schedule material, so criminal defendants, attorneys, and people checking bond or warrant-related entries should treat the rules as part of the court-record context.

Local rules should be read with statewide court rules and case-specific orders. A MyCase docket entry may show a hearing, bond entry, warrant, judgment, or order, but the local rules explain some of the procedures behind those entries. Anyone filing documents should also check Indiana e-filing rules, the Clerk's forms, and any court-specific instructions before submitting paperwork.

Decatur County Magistrate Court

The county lists the Magistrate Court at Suite 211 of the courthouse with Magistrate Kenneth Bass and a term start date of September 1, 2021. The phone number is 812-222-3804. Magistrate-level proceedings can matter for early hearings, court scheduling, and local case handling. For records, the key point is that Magistrate Court activity should still be connected to the Decatur County court and Clerk structure rather than treated as a separate record system.

The image below links to the official Decatur Magistrate Court page.

The Magistrate Court contact page provides the courthouse suite and phone fallback when the matter is tied to magistrate-level court activity.

Decatur County E-Filing

Indiana uses a statewide e-filing program for many trial-court filings. The Indiana Judicial Branch Decatur County page links e-filing from the local court page, and the research identifies the statewide e-filing program as the relevant filing route for attorneys and some self-represented filers. E-filing is about submitting court documents. It is not the same as searching public records or requesting certified copies.

The image below links to the Indiana statewide e-filing program.

E-filing supports active case work, while MyCase supports public lookup and the Clerk supports official Decatur County copies and records not available online.

Decatur County Courthouse Contacts

The courthouse at 150 Courthouse Square in Greensburg is the practical destination for Circuit Court, Superior Court, Magistrate Court, Clerk records, prosecutor matters, child support, marriage licenses, certified copies, many court payments, and official case questions. General county hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The sheriff and detention center are separate at 601 South Ireland Street, and Court Services is at 319 South Ireland Street.

Decatur County Court Access

For public case lookup, start with MyCase by case number, party name, attorney, citation number, or court filter. For an upcoming court date, jury duty, or a document not available online, the Indiana Judicial Branch says to contact the local court directly. For official copies, older files, historical indexes, and local record certifications, contact the Clerk. For transcripts from Superior Court, the research notes that the Superior Court page directs transcript ordering to TheRecordXchange at (800) 406-1290 x102.

For broad Decatur County court records, the Decatur County court records page gives the MyCase field inventory and public-record framework. This Circuit / Superior Court page is narrower: it identifies the courts, judges, local district, Magistrate Court, local rules, e-filing path, and office contacts that explain where those records come from.