Search Union County Court Records
The main official online route for Union County court records is Indiana MyCase and the Indiana Public Access Portal. The Indiana Judicial Branch Union County page links users to search court cases through MyCase, and the Union County Circuit Court page routes court-record users to the Indiana State Court Administration system. MyCase gives free access to public, non-confidential trial and appellate case information and some online documents.
The portal is not the official court record. That distinction is important in Union County because public documents may be missing online even when they are not confidential. Older case files, certified copies, decrees, wills, estate papers, official balances, and non-linked public documents should be requested from the Union County Clerk.
- Open MyCase or the Indiana Public Access Portal.
- Choose case number, party name, attorney, or citation search.
- Select Union County when a county filter appears.
- Open the case detail page and read the chronological case summary.
- Contact the Union County Clerk for certified copies, decrees, official balances, or records not linked online.
Union County Official Sources
Union County's official government site is the local starting point for courthouse departments, elected officials, and county office routing.
The official Union County government landing page links to county departments that handle court, clerk, sheriff, prosecutor, and public-record matters.
The county site is useful for local contact details, while MyCase is the better path for searching court case records.
The Union County office directory lists the courthouse, sheriff, clerk, circuit court, prosecutor, and other officials in one local source.
Use the directory when a court record question is really a clerk, sheriff, prosecutor, or public-record request question.
Union County Court System
Indiana's judiciary includes the Indiana Supreme Court, Court of Appeals of Indiana, Indiana Tax Court, and trial courts. Trial courts include circuit courts, superior courts, and city or town courts where created. Union County's researched local trial court is the Union County Circuit Court. No separate Union County city or town court was located in official state or county sources for this build.
The Indiana Judicial Branch court-system overview explains the state's Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Tax Court, circuit courts, superior courts, and city or town courts.
That statewide structure explains why Union County uses a Circuit Court page rather than a district-court office.
The Circuit Court has jurisdiction in all criminal and civil matters for Union County according to the county court page. The clerk maintains case filings, complaints, initial pleadings, motions, evidence, judgments, orders, decrees, fines, fees, and judgment payments. The prosecutor files and prosecutes alleged violations of Indiana statutes. The sheriff manages the jail, inmates, warrants, civil process, and related law-enforcement records.
| Court or Office | Official | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Union County Circuit Court | Judge Matthew Cox | Local trial court for criminal, civil, family, probate, traffic, and related cases |
| Union County Clerk | Susan Ray | Court records, marriage licenses, passports, elections, filings, fees, judgments, and decrees |
| Union County Prosecutor | A. J. Bryson / Andrew Bryson | Prosecutes alleged violations of Indiana statutes |
| Union County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Jeff Adams | Jail, inmates, warrants, civil process, tax sales, and peacekeeping |
Appeal path: Union County Circuit Court › Court of Appeals of Indiana › Indiana Supreme Court if further review is accepted.
Union County MyCase Portal
The Indiana Judicial Branch provides local court routing for Union County and links court users to MyCase, e-filing, local rules, Judicial District 18, and court statistics.
The Indiana Judicial Branch Union County page is the state-level local-court hub for Union County case access and court administration links.
That state page confirms the MyCase route and helps separate court administration from county department pages.
| Search Field | Type | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Case Number | text | Best when the Indiana case number is known |
| Last Name / Business Name | text | Fallback for party searches |
| First Name | text | Narrows common names |
| County | dropdown | Select Union County to avoid statewide matches |
| Case Type | dropdown | Limits results to criminal, civil, probate, family, traffic, or other categories |
| Citation Number | text | Best for traffic ticket searches |
Union County Court Record Types
Union County court records include civil, criminal, family, probate, guardianship, traffic, infraction, judgment, and small-claims style filings where public access is allowed. The record type determines the best search path. Some records are searched in MyCase. Some must be requested from the Union County Clerk. Others, such as jail custody, state-prison custody, registered sex offender information, and driver-history records, are held outside the court file.
- Civil records: complaints, appearances, summons, motions, orders, judgments, notices, and satisfaction entries.
- Criminal records: charges, hearings, bond orders, pleas, dispositions, sentencing orders, probation entries, and financials.
- Family and divorce records: dissolution, paternity, child support, custody, and decree information subject to confidentiality rules.
- Probate records: estates, wills, guardianships, inventories, claims, accountings, and orders handled through the court and clerk.
- Traffic records: citations, infractions, court dates, fines, costs, payments, and dispositions.
What Union County Records Show
A public Union County case record can show the case number, court, assigned judge, parties, filing date, case status, case type, docket entries, hearings, documents, and financial information. Criminal records may include charge count, offense name, statute, severity, bond, plea, disposition, sentence, and probation. Probate records may show estate name, decedent, personal representative, will filings, inventories, claims, and final accountings.
| Field | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Case number | Indiana uniform number under Administrative Rule 8 |
| Court | Union County Circuit Court for local trial records |
| Parties | State, plaintiff, petitioner, defendant, respondent, estate, ward, attorneys, or related parties |
| Chronological case summary | Filed pleadings, hearings, orders, notices, warrants, payments, and closing entries |
| Documents | Some public documents online, with other public documents available from the clerk |
| Financials | Fines, fees, costs, credits, payments, and balances where displayed |
Union County Court Access Laws
Indiana public access is shaped by state public-records law and court-access rules. The Indiana Access to Public Records Act generally provides access to public-agency records unless a valid law, rule, or exception applies. Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 4 states the public-access rule for court records. Rule 5 lists records, documents, and personal identifiers excluded from public access.
Key authorities: APRA covers public-agency records; Rule 4 covers court-record access; Rule 5 excludes confidential court material; Administrative Rule 8 governs case numbers; Indiana Code Title 35 covers expungement and sealing topics.
The Union County public-records page says requests should go to the elected official or department head responsible for the record, should be specific, and may involve reproduction costs. The county also points requesters to the Indiana Public Access Counselor when a response issue cannot be resolved.
Restricted Union County Records
Not every court-related record is public online. Juvenile, adoption, mental health, sealed, expunged, and some protective-order-related records may be excluded. Rule 5 also protects full Social Security numbers, full account numbers, PINs, passwords, child witness names in sex-offense cases, and victim or witness contact details in criminal, juvenile, and civil protection order matters.
Expungement in Indiana is controlled by Indiana Code 35-38-9. Eligibility depends on whether the record is an arrest or charge that did not lead to conviction, a misdemeanor conviction, a lower-level felony, or a more serious felony. A granted expungement can change public visibility in court, sheriff, prosecutor, BMV, or IDOC systems depending on the record type.
Union County Sheriff and Jail
The Union County Sheriff's Office is located at 106 East Union Street, Liberty, IN 47353. Sheriff Jeff Adams is listed as sheriff. The emergency number is 911, and the non-emergency number is (765) 458-5194. The sheriff page states that the office is responsible for keeping the peace, the county jail and inmates, serving warrants and civil process, collecting delinquent state taxes, and selling foreclosed property.
No Union County-specific online jail roster was located in official county sources. The county-jail online fallback is the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, while state prison custody is searched through IDOC. Jail booking records are not the same as court charges, and filed case outcomes should be checked in MyCase or through the clerk.
The Indiana Judicial Branch public-records hub links public case search, court document requests, traffic tickets, marriage records, jail locator, DOC locator, sex offender registry, and driving-record resources.
The state hub is a useful crossroad when a Union County record falls outside the court case file.
Marriage Divorce Probate Records
Marriage licenses in Union County are issued through the Union County Clerk. Indiana couples apply through an Indiana county where one applicant resides, while out-of-state couples apply in the Indiana county where the ceremony will occur. The statewide marriage application can start online, but applicants still appear in person at the clerk's office to complete the license process.
Divorce cases route through court records, so MyCase may show case dates and public case data. Certified divorce decrees and certified marriage copies are not issued online through the public lookup. They must be requested from the clerk in the county where the marriage was recorded or the divorce was entered. Probate, wills, estates, and guardianships also route through the Circuit Court and clerk structure.
| Item | Fee or Note |
|---|---|
| Indiana resident marriage license | $25.00 |
| Out-of-state resident marriage license | $65.00 |
| Certified marriage license copy | $4.00 each |
| Court-record copy fees | Union-specific fee not located; ask the clerk |
| Public-record reproduction | Cost of reproducing records may apply |
Union County Court History
Official state library material says Union County was created in 1821 from Fayette, Franklin, and Wayne counties, and that Liberty is the county seat. That history matters for older court, probate, marriage, and land-history research because source holdings can change when counties are created or boundaries shift.
The Indiana State Library Union County research guide notes the county's creation, county seat, and a 1903 courthouse fire with water damage to some records.
For older files, that fire note is a reason to check both local clerk holdings and state library or archival sources before concluding a record never existed.
The STATS Indiana Union County profile provides county-seat and local profile context for Union County.
Population and county profile data help explain why Union County court access is routed through a small number of local offices rather than a multi-building court complex.
Interpret Union County Records
Common court terms can change the meaning of a Union County record. A charge is a formal allegation. A conviction is a guilty judgment or accepted guilty plea. A disposition is the outcome. A sentence is the penalty or court-ordered consequence after conviction. A judgment may be a civil decision or money order. A motion is a written request for court action.
- Docket
- The chronological case summary showing filings, hearings, orders, notices, and payments.
- Certified copy
- A clerk-issued copy with official certification for legal use.
- Sealed
- A record removed from ordinary public access by law, rule, or court order.
- Redaction
- Removal of protected personal or confidential information from a public record.
Union County Courthouse Contact
The main courthouse for Union County court-record business is the Union County Courthouse at 26 West Union Street, Liberty, Indiana 47353-1347. The Circuit Court office is on the south side of the third floor. The Clerk's office is on the first floor. The Prosecutor's office is on the east side of the third floor. The sheriff's office is separate, at 106 East Union Street.
Union County Clerk
26 W Union St
Liberty, IN 47353
(765) 458-6121
clerk@unioncountyin.us
Union County Circuit Court
26 W Union St
Liberty, IN 47353
(765) 458-5934
Union County Court FAQ
Where do I search Union County court records?
Start with MyCase or the Indiana Public Access Portal. Use the Union County filter when possible. If a public document is not linked online, contact the Union County Clerk.
Is MyCase the official court record?
No. MyCase is a public access tool and may have missing or incomplete data. The official record comes from the court or clerk that maintains the file.
Who issues certified copies?
The Union County Clerk issues court-record copies, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, estate documents, and other clerk-held certified copies when available and legally accessible.
Where are jail and inmate records?
The Union County Sheriff handles jail and inmate matters locally. Online county-jail lookup uses the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, and state prison custody uses IDOC.