Search Middlesex County Court Dockets

Middlesex County court docket records are filed and maintained through the Middlesex Judicial District, based at 1 Court Street in Middletown. The court handles civil, family, and housing cases for the 15 towns in the county. Criminal and motor vehicle dockets go through Geographical Area Court 9, which operates from the same building. You can search Middlesex County court docket records online using free state tools, or visit the courthouse in person to view case files. The Middlesex JD is one of the smaller Judicial Districts in Connecticut, but it still processes thousands of docket entries each year across all case types.

Middlesex County Court Docket Online Tools

Two free online tools cover all Middlesex County court docket records. The Civil/Family Case Look-up is the first one. It handles civil lawsuits, family court filings, housing disputes, and small claims for the Middlesex Judicial District. You search by party name, docket number, or attorney. Results show every docket entry in the case, from the initial filing through the final judgment. The tool covers both active cases and those that have already been disposed. You can filter by Judicial District to see only Middlesex County results, which helps narrow things down if you are searching a common name.

Criminal and motor vehicle court docket records from Middlesex County use a different search tool. The Criminal/Motor Vehicle Case Look-up covers all GA 9 cases. You can search for conviction records, pending charges, and daily court dockets. The daily docket feature is handy. It shows exactly which cases are scheduled at GA 9 on any given day. Conviction records stay online for up to 10 years, as set by Practice Book Section 7-13. After that, they may drop off the system. Connecticut's erasure laws also affect what shows up in these results, since certain dismissed or pardoned cases get wiped from public view.

Both tools are run by the Connecticut Judicial Branch and cost nothing to use.

Middlesex Judicial District Courthouse

The Middlesex Judicial District courthouse is at 1 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457. Call (860) 343-6400 to reach the clerk's office. The building is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is where civil, family, and housing court docket records are filed and stored for the county. When you visit, ask at the clerk's window for the case file by name or docket number. Staff will pull it so you can look through it. If you want copies, the fee is $1.00 per page for regular copies and $2.00 per document for certification on top of the page fee.

The Middlesex JD courthouse directions page has maps and driving directions to help you find the building.

The courthouse sits near the center of Middletown. Street parking is available nearby, and there is a public lot within walking distance. The Judicial Branch's access policies under C.G.S. 51-36a apply here just as they do at every other Superior Court in the state.

Note: The Middlesex JD and GA 9 share the same building at 1 Court Street, so one trip covers both civil and criminal docket matters.

GA 9 Criminal Docket in Middlesex County

Geographical Area Court 9 handles all criminal arraignments, motor vehicle violations, and minor civil cases for the 15 towns in Middlesex County. The court is at 1 Court Street in Middletown, same as the Judicial District. The phone number is (860) 343-6445. Criminal cases start here. Serious felonies may later move up to the Middlesex JD for trial, but the docket follows the case through both courts. Misdemeanors and traffic matters usually stay at GA 9 from start to finish.

Directions and details for GA 9 are on the Judicial Branch court directions page.

The daily docket for GA 9 is available through the criminal case lookup tool. This shows all cases on the schedule for a given day. If you need to check when a case will be heard, or if you want to see what kinds of cases GA 9 handles on a typical day, this feature gives you that information. Court docket entries include the charges, hearing dates, pleas, and final outcomes. Each entry is tied to the docket number, which stays the same throughout the life of the case.

Middlesex County Probate Court Dockets

Middlesex County has two Probate Courts that handle estate, trust, guardianship, and conservatorship matters. These courts are separate from the Superior Court system. The Middletown Probate Court can be reached at (860) 347-7424 and serves the central and northern towns in the county. The Saybrook Probate Court covers the shoreline towns and can be reached at (860) 510-5028. Probate docket records from these courts are not on the same search tools as Superior Court records.

To search probate court docket records in Middlesex County, use the Connecticut Probate Court Case Lookup tool. It covers cases filed from 2011 forward. For older probate docket records, you need to contact the specific Probate Court by phone or visit in person. Probate filings include wills, estate inventories, guardianship petitions, and trust accountings. These are separate from the civil and criminal dockets at the Superior Court, so make sure you are searching in the right place depending on the type of case you need.

Public Access to Middlesex County Dockets

Most court docket records in Middlesex County are public. The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, found in C.G.S. 1-200 et seq., gives anyone the right to access government records. Court records fall under this rule. You do not need to be involved in the case. You do not need to give a reason. Walk into the clerk's office, ask for the file, and you can see it. The same goes for online searches. The state tools are open to all, no login or account needed.

There are exceptions. Juvenile court docket records are confidential under C.G.S. 46b-124. Files that a judge has sealed cannot be viewed. Criminal records that qualify for erasure under C.G.S. 54-142g through 54-142p may be removed from public access entirely. Connecticut expanded its erasure rules to cover more cases, including some where charges were nolled or the person received a pardon. If you search for a Middlesex County criminal docket and come up empty, the record may have been erased by law rather than lost. Sealed and erased records are no longer part of the public file.

Note: Erasure applies to the entire record, not just the outcome, so an erased docket will not appear in any search tool or court file.

Get Copies of Middlesex County Court Dockets

You can get copies of Middlesex County court docket records in several ways. The most direct is to visit the courthouse at 1 Court Street in Middletown during business hours. Ask the clerk for the file and they will make copies on the spot. For disposed cases that are no longer at the courthouse, send an email to SuperiorCourtRecordsCenter@jud.ct.gov with the case name and docket number. The Superior Court Records Center in Enfield stores all closed files and can process requests in 1 to 2 business days. You can also call (860) 343-6400 for the Middlesex JD or (860) 343-6445 for GA 9 to ask about a specific case.

• Visit 1 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457 in person
• Email SuperiorCourtRecordsCenter@jud.ct.gov for disposed cases
• Call (860) 343-6400 for civil dockets or (860) 343-6445 for criminal
• Standard copies are $1.00 per page
• Certified copies add $2.00 per document
• Transcripts cost $3.00 per page with regular turnaround

Audio recordings of court proceedings from November 2018 onward cost $25 per day per docket number. Payment methods vary by courthouse, but most accept checks and money orders. Some now take credit cards as well. If you need a large number of copies, call ahead to make sure the staff can have them ready when you arrive.

Towns and Cities in Middlesex County

Middlesex County has 15 towns. All of them send court cases to the Middlesex JD or GA 9 in Middletown. One town in the county meets the population threshold for its own city page on this site. Middletown is the county seat and the largest community, with a population around 47,000. It is where both courts are located.

The other towns in Middlesex County are Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook. Most of these are small communities along the Connecticut River or the Long Island Sound shoreline. Their court docket records are all handled through the Middletown courthouse. If you live in any of these towns and need to look up a docket, use the same online tools or visit 1 Court Street.

Nearby County Court Docket Pages

Middlesex County borders four other Connecticut counties. Hartford County is to the north and includes the Hartford Judicial District, the busiest court in the state. New Haven County sits to the west and has several Judicial Districts of its own. New London County is to the east, and Tolland County is to the northeast. Each of these counties has its own court docket page with local details.

Because Connecticut has a unified court system, the same online tools work for every county. If a case you need was filed in a neighboring county rather than Middlesex, you can still find it through the civil or criminal case lookup. The search tools are statewide. Just adjust the Judicial District filter to match the county where the case was filed, and the results will show up the same way.