Gwinnett County Residents Directory

Gwinnett County is one of the most populated counties in Georgia, with more than one million people living across its cities and towns. The Gwinnett County residents directory pulls from court files, property records, voter rolls, and other public data kept at the county and state level. You can search for people by name through the Clerk of Courts, the Recorder's Court portal, or state tools like the Georgia My Voter Page. The county seat is Lawrenceville, and most records are held at the courthouse on Langley Drive. This page shows you how to find and use each of these Gwinnett County search tools.

Gwinnett County Clerk of Courts

The Gwinnett County Clerk of Courts is the main office for public records in this part of Georgia. This is an elected position. The Clerk manages the records of the Superior, State, Magistrate, and Juvenile Courts. If you need to look up a case, pull a court file, or get a copy of a judgment, this is where you start your search in the Gwinnett County residents directory.

The Gwinnett County Courthouse sits on a 61 acre site in Lawrenceville, Georgia. A lobby connects 27 courtrooms, support areas, and all county departments. The main address is 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. You can call the Clerk of Courts at 770-822-8100. The general county phone line is (770) 822-8000. Walk-in visits are the best way to get certified copies or view files that are not online yet. The courthouse handles a high volume of cases each year given the size of the Gwinnett County population.

The Gwinnett County Courts website has details on each court division and the services they offer to the public. You can find forms, fee schedules, and office hours on the site. For people using the Gwinnett County residents directory, this is a strong first stop because it covers civil suits, criminal cases, small claims, and family law matters all in one place.

The site also lists contact info for each court division. Superior Court handles felonies, divorces, land disputes, and equity cases in Gwinnett County. State Court covers misdemeanors and civil claims. Magistrate Court deals with small claims up to $15,000 and county ordinance cases. Juvenile Court handles cases tied to minors.

Gwinnett Recorder's Court Records

The Gwinnett County Recorder's Court portal is a separate search tool in the residents directory. This court handles traffic citations from the Gwinnett County Police, the Sheriff's office, the Georgia Department of Driver Services, and the Georgia Department of Transportation. It also covers county code ordinance violations. The Clerk of the Recorder's Court is Jeff C. West.

You can search case data right on the portal site. It lets you look up cases from the court's case management system by name or case number. This is a useful part of the Gwinnett County residents directory for anyone who needs to find traffic or code violation records. The court is at 115 Stone Mountain St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. The phone number is (877) 794-0988 and the email is recorderscourtinfo@gwinnettcounty.com.

There are several ways to handle case disposal in Gwinnett County. You can appear in court, pay by mail with a money order or cashier's check, pay in person, use the drop box after hours, call (877) 794-0988, or pay online at www.gwinnettrecorderscourtpmts.com. Personal checks are not accepted for Recorder's Court payments in Gwinnett County.

Note: The Recorder's Court only handles traffic and ordinance cases, not civil or criminal matters in Gwinnett County.

Gwinnett County Case Search

The Gwinnett County case search tool lets you look up court records online. You can search by party name, case number, or date range. This is one of the most direct ways to use the Gwinnett County residents directory for court-related searches. The tool pulls data from Superior, State, and Magistrate Court records.

Search results show the case number, parties involved, case type, and status. You can click on a case to see more detail. Not every old case is in the system. Some records from years back may need to be pulled in person at the courthouse in Lawrenceville. But for recent filings, the online case search is fast and free to use in Gwinnett County.

Under O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-61, the Clerk of Superior Court must keep records of all proceedings in the court. This law applies to every county in Georgia, including Gwinnett. The Clerk also has to index these records so the public can find them. Court records from the Superior, State, and Magistrate Court Clerk in Gwinnett County are not subject to a standard open records request. To get them, you visit Gwinnett Courts or call 770.822.8100 directly.

Open Records in Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County follows the Georgia Open Records Act. Most records held by county offices are open to the public under O.C.G.A. Sections 50-18-70 through 50-18-77. The law says agencies must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of search and retrieval time are free. After that, the fee is based on the hourly salary of the lowest paid employee who can do the work. Paper copies cost $0.10 per page in Gwinnett County.

The Open Records Officer for Gwinnett County is Officer Meagean Diaz. You can email her at Meagean.Diaz@GwinnettCounty.com or call 770.822.8712. However, court records from the office of the Superior, State, and Magistrate Court Clerk are not available through the county's online open records portal. The county website makes this clear. To get those records, you need to visit Gwinnett Courts in person or call 770.822.8100.

Other county department records are fair game. This includes records from planning, public works, police (non-investigative files), parks, and other Gwinnett County offices. The open records process is a key part of the residents directory because it covers so many types of documents that are not in online databases yet.

Note: Court records and open records requests go through separate channels in Gwinnett County, so contact the right office first.

Gwinnett County Property and Voter Search

Property records are a big part of any residents directory search. The GSCCCA Real Estate Records Search covers all 159 Georgia counties, including Gwinnett. You can search by name, book and page, or property address. The index has property transactions going back to January 1, 1999. It shows the buyer, seller, location, liens, and the book and page where the deed is filed. This tool helps you find who owns a property in Gwinnett County or trace a chain of title.

For voter records, the Georgia My Voter Page is the free state tool. You can search by name, county, and date of birth. The site shows voter status, polling place, election district, and sample ballots. Voter rolls are a strong resource in the Gwinnett County residents directory because they tie a person to a home address. Georgia law under O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-225 requires voter registration records to be open for public inspection.

The Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner also keeps property tax records. These show assessed values, tax bills, and payment history for every parcel in the county. You can search by owner name or parcel ID. Between the GSCCCA tool and local tax records, property data is one of the deepest veins of information in the Gwinnett County residents directory.

Vital Records for Gwinnett County

The Georgia Department of Public Health handles birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for the entire state. Vital records can be purchased from all 159 county offices in Georgia, including Gwinnett County. The State Office of Vital Records is at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. The phone is 404-679-4702.

Birth certificates go back to 1919. They cost $25.00 each. Death certificates also start at 1919 and cost the same. Marriage records from June 1952 through August 1996 have a $10.00 search fee. These records tie into the Gwinnett County residents directory because they confirm names, dates, and family connections. Georgia law under O.C.G.A. Section 31-10-25 sets rules on who can get a copy of a birth certificate. Death records, on the other hand, are open to the public in Georgia.

Cities in Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County has several cities with their own residents directory pages. The county seat of Lawrenceville is where the main courthouse sits. Other cities in the county also use the Gwinnett County court system for most public records.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Gwinnett County. Each has its own clerk office and court system for residents directory searches.