Current Court Delays and Closures
April 01, 2025
Current Court Delays and Closures
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Domestic
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Area
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Jurisdiction
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Details
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Alabama
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Alaska
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Arizona
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Not affected. |
No closure. |
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Arkansas
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Clarendon * |
* 2/20/25: New clerk is processing searches in order received. A Lg backlog exist. Please expect delays.
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California
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
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Colorado
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Connecticut
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Delaware | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Florida | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Georgia
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Hawaii |
Not affected. |
No closures.
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Idaho
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Illinois | Cook. |
2/27/25: The public access terminals in Cook are currently missing identifier information including full dates of birth, addresses, and driver license numbers. Please expect delays on Cook orders while our team works with the court to understand why identifiers are no longer available on the public access terminals. At this time, the court clerks cannot confirm if this is a temporary or permanent change.
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Indiana
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Iowa
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Kansas | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Kentucky | Not affected. | No closures. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
Statewide court staffing issues are causing delays.
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Maryland
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Massachusetts | Not affected. |
No closures. |
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Michigan
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Berrien* Kent ** Isabella *** |
* 1/24/25: This county recently moved to a new computer system and there are currently some issues noted with this transition. The clerks are aware and actively working with court administration to implement a fix. No ETA has been given at this time. Please expect some delays. ** 1/17/24: District Court public access has been restored. Expect delays as the backlog is worked through. *** 1/28/25: Public access is down in District Court. There currently isn't an eta for restoration. |
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Minnesota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Mississippi
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Bolivar. | 3/4/25: The public access terminal in Bolivar Justice Court is currently down with no ETA on restoration. Please expect delays .
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Missouri | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Montana | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Nebraska
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Nevada
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Washoe. |
Clerk delays due to staffing issues. Turnaround time is now averaging 6-7 business days.
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New Hampshire
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Statewide. |
02/20/25: All Counties - 100% clerk assisted. The backlog is growing due to court staffing shortages - Turnaround time is averaging 7-8 business days.
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New Jersey
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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New Mexico
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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New York | Franklin. | Search delays through 4/2/25. Clerk out of office.
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North Carolina
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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North Dakota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Ohio
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Cuyahoga *, Allen **. |
*3/26/25: Public access restored. Please expect delays as the backlog is worked through. **2/27/25: Lima Municipal Court is implementing a new case management system and the current primary index will be unavailable while the transition takes place. Please expect delays on all Allen, OH orders until the new case management system is accessible.
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Oklahoma
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Oregon
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Pennsylvania
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Rhode Island | Not affected. |
No closures.
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South Carolina
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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South Dakota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Tennessee
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Scott*, Bedford**, Grainger ***, Robertson**** | ** Public Access Terminals experiencing issues reporting criminal records. We are working with the clerk to complete searches as soon as possible. * Court clerks are no longer assisting our researcher with searches. We are working with the court to establish access to their primary index. In the meantime, please expect delays. *** 12/3: Public Access Terminal is down and inaccessible with no ETA on when the system will be restored. Please expect delays on all orders while the issues persist. **** 3/25: Please expect delays on all orders as the Circuit court is closed 3/24 - 3/27. |
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Texas | Jefferson. | 3/25/25: PAT system is unavailable. Clerks are working on a process to assist with searches. Expect delays. |
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Utah
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Vermont
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All courts. |
All courts closed for Town Meeting Day.
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Virginia
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Washington
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
| West Virginia | Statewide. | 3/11/25: Public Access Terminals in the circuit courts are currently inaccessible due to updates being made to identifying information within case documents. At this time, all potential hits will require clerk assistance to complete. Please expect delays on WV orders while clerk assistance is being required.
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Wisconsin | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Wyoming
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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