Search Clackamas County Court Records
Clackamas County Circuit Court case information is searched through Oregon Judicial Department systems, not a county-built case portal. Public lookup starts with the OJD Records and Calendar Search for case and calendar information. Expanded register access may require Oregon eCourt Case Information or OJCIN OnLine, which the state describes as Register of Actions information for Oregon circuit courts and the Oregon Tax Court.
Use a case number when possible. A party-name search can work, but same-name results are common and may include cases from other Oregon counties. If the search result shows only the register, ask the Clackamas County Circuit Court records office for document copies or certified records. Justice Court, municipal court, appellate, sheriff, and county clerk records use different channels.
- Open the statewide OJD public search portal and choose the case or calendar path.
- Select Clackamas County Circuit Court when the system asks for court location.
- Search by case number first, or use a party name if the number is unknown.
- Review the register for filing date, parties, hearings, events, judgment, and disposition.
- Contact the records office if the document image, older file, or certified copy is not available online.
The manifest image from the OECI/OJCIN login page shows why Clackamas County court records may require more than one access route.
That login screen supports the key local point: the public search portal is useful, but expanded register access and some document access are not the same as a free county document database.
Clackamas County Court Search Fields
OJD portal fields vary by search type, but the research found the OECI/OJCIN login fields that control expanded court-register access. Public users should treat OJCIN as a login or subscription channel and use the free public portal for ordinary case and calendar lookup when a login is not available.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| User ID | Text | Yes | Login field with maxlength 30 shown in the page source. |
| Password | Password | Yes | Login field with maxlength 30 shown in the page source. |
| Sign On | Submit button | Yes | Button label used to enter OECI/OJCIN. |
| ValidateUser | Hidden system field | System | Value shown as 1. |
| dbKeyAuth | Hidden system field | System | Value shown as JusticePA. |
Clackamas County Court System
Oregon uses Circuit Courts as the main state trial courts. Clackamas County belongs to the Fifth Judicial District, and the Clackamas County Circuit Court hears felony, civil, family, probate, juvenile, protective-order, and other major state trial matters filed in the county. Lower-level local matters may be routed to Clackamas County Justice Court or a city municipal court.
The appeals path usually moves from the Circuit Court to the Oregon Court of Appeals, with possible review by the Oregon Supreme Court. Appellate case records use the state appellate system, not the county court counter. Federal matters are separate and are searched through PACER or District of Oregon systems.
Typical case flow: local citation, arrest, petition, or complaint > Circuit Court, Justice Court, or municipal court > Oregon Court of Appeals if appealed > Oregon Supreme Court if accepted for further review.
| Court or Office | Local Role | Common Records |
|---|---|---|
| Clackamas County Circuit Court | Primary state trial court in the county | Felony, civil, family, probate, juvenile, protective order, and some traffic cases |
| Clackamas County Justice Court | County lower court | Many violations, small claims, evictions, and payment matters |
| Municipal courts | City court processes where used | City ordinance, parking, local traffic, and code matters |
| Oregon Court of Appeals | State intermediate appellate court | Appeals from circuit-court judgments |
Clackamas County Courthouse Offices
The main Circuit Court courthouse is in downtown Oregon City, while jail and warrant turn-in functions use the sheriff jail location on Kaen Road. County Clerk services are also distinct from the Circuit Court records office. That split matters because a divorce judgment, recorded deed, active warrant, and jail custody entry can all involve Clackamas County, but each comes from a different custodian.
Clackamas County Circuit Court
807 Main Street
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-655-8447
Clackamas County Jail
2206 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
Warrant search phone: 503-785-5210
Clackamas County Clerk
Recording, marriage, elections, and county records
Use the current county page for counter details.
The county's new courthouse project is a current court access issue because the older courthouse has capacity, security, and public service limits. Public counters and entrances can change as the project moves forward.
Clackamas County Court Record Types
Clackamas County court records include several distinct file types. Civil court records may show complaints, answers, motions, orders, judgments, writs, and satisfaction entries. Criminal court records show filed charges, arraignment, pleas, hearings, warrants, release or bond orders, sentence, probation, and restitution. Family, probate, traffic, juvenile, protective order, eviction, small claim, name change, and adoption records follow their own access rules.
Some records are public in part but restricted in detail. Juvenile, adoption, sealed, set-aside, mental health, protected address, minor, and victim-safety information can be withheld or redacted. A visible case event does not mean every document in that case can be downloaded by any public user.
- Civil records: complaints, answers, orders, judgments, writs, and collection entries.
- Criminal records: charges, pleas, hearings, disposition, sentence, and post-judgment entries.
- Family records: divorce, custody, support, and post-judgment motions, with sensitive data limits.
- Probate records: estate, guardianship, conservatorship, and protective proceeding files.
- Traffic records: citation, plea, hearing, judgment, fine, and failure-to-appear events.
Clackamas County Case Record Fields
An OJD court record often functions as a Register of Actions. That means it may show the procedural history of the case even when the document image is not public online. Readers should check the case number, court location, case type, parties, attorney names, event entries, hearings, disposition, judgment, and financial obligations before assuming a case is final.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | The Oregon circuit-court number used for search, copy requests, and court communication. |
| Court and location | Whether the matter is in Clackamas County Circuit Court or another Oregon court. |
| Parties and roles | Names such as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, estate, or protected person. |
| Events and docket entries | Filings, motions, orders, hearings, warrants, dismissals, and judgments. |
| Disposition | The outcome of a charge, claim, violation, or case. |
| Financial obligations | Fines, fees, restitution, judgment amount, bail, or payment plan details when public. |
Clackamas County Public Access Rules
Court access in Clackamas County is shaped by court rules, Oregon statutes, and the custodian that created the record. ORS 7.020 is central for circuit-court registers because it supports the Register of Actions structure. ORS chapter 192 applies to many executive and county agency records, but it does not make every judicial file a general county public record.
Key Oregon authorities:
ORS chapter 7 covers court registers and court record provisions.
ORS 137.225 controls many set-aside requests for eligible criminal records.
ORS chapter 419A places special limits on juvenile records.
ORS chapter 153 matters for Oregon violation and traffic procedures.
Certified copies must come from the office that keeps the official file. Court judgments come from the Circuit Court records office. Marriage and recording copies come from the County Clerk or state vital-record channels. Law-enforcement and jail records come through the sheriff's public-records path.
Restricted Clackamas County Records
Public access has real boundaries. Juvenile records, adoption files, sealed cases, set-aside criminal records, mental health proceedings, protected addresses, minor names, medical facts, financial account numbers, and victim-safety data may be hidden or redacted. A person may need party status, statutory authority, or a court order to view restricted material.
Oregon uses "set aside" for many expungement-style requests. Eligibility depends on the charge, disposition, waiting period, later record, and current law. If a set-aside order is granted, public court and agency records are sealed from ordinary inspection, but some justice agencies may keep limited access for authorized purposes.
Note: Same-name public search results should be checked against case number, date of birth when public, court, and filing facts before use.
Clackamas County Sheriff Records
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office connects court users to custody, warrants, tips, public safety notices, and law-enforcement records. Sheriff Angela Brandenburg is identified through official sheriff sources. The official ClackCo Sheriff app and web shell provide a custody access route, while the older county roster page now points jail roster users to the newer adults-in-custody channel.
A jail booking record is not the same as a court case file. Booking shows custody status and law-enforcement intake. Court charges and case outcomes appear in court records after a prosecutor files or declines charges. For custody status, use the sheriff adults-in-custody channel; for state prison or supervision status, use Oregon DOC Offender Search or Oregon VISOR for notification.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office page is the controlling source for current sheriff services and public records. The manifest image from that source supports the local separation between court records and sheriff records.
Use sheriff records for custody, warrant, incident, and law-enforcement request channels, then use court records to confirm filed charges, hearings, and judgments.
Clackamas County Warrants
Active Clackamas County warrant checks use the official warrant-check tool or the warrant search phone line. The tool uses a name typeahead and can show wanted subject names, charge text, issued date, bail, total bail, sex, date of birth, and last-updated data when returned. It is not a general criminal-history search.
Bench warrants can arise in Circuit Court, Justice Court, or municipal court cases after missed hearings, failure to comply, or failure to pay. The sheriff page gives surrender guidance at the county jail and separate tip options for people with information about someone else. A warrant result should be confirmed carefully before action because name matches can be wrong.
Clackamas County Marriage and Probate
Marriage licenses and recorded marriage copies are county clerk and recording records, while divorce cases are Circuit Court domestic-relations records. Oregon Vital Records and the Oregon State Archives may be relevant for certified or older vital records. The County Clerk's role should not be confused with the Circuit Court records office.
Probate is handled inside the Probate Department of Clackamas County Circuit Court. Estate, will, personal representative, guardianship, conservatorship, and protective proceeding files follow court-record access channels. Medical, financial, protected-person, and minor information may be restricted even when the probate case itself appears in an OJD search.
The official Clackamas County Clerk page is the county source for recording, elections, marriage, and county records management.
That county clerk channel is separate from court case records, which is why marriage licensing and divorce judgments do not come from the same counter.
Clackamas County Traffic Records
Traffic records in Clackamas County depend on the court printed on the citation. A court traffic record may be held by Circuit Court, Clackamas County Justice Court, or a municipal court. It can show citation details, plea, hearing, judgment, fine, payment status, and failure-to-appear events. An Oregon DMV driver record is a separate state driver-history file.
Use OJD ePay only when the case is eligible and the correct court accepts that route. The Justice Court page controls Justice Court violations, and city courts control city matters. DUII and criminal traffic charges are criminal cases, not ordinary payable violations.
The official Clackamas County Justice Court page is a key local source for lower-court violations, small claims, and evictions.
A driver should read the ticket first, then use the court named on the citation before ordering any DMV driver record.
Federal Records Near Clackamas County
Federal cases are outside Oregon's county court system. Clackamas County federal civil and criminal matters fall within the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Federal dockets use PACER and District of Oregon CM/ECF, while bankruptcy cases use the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon.
Federal custody and federal charges are also separate. Federal inmate status is searched through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Federal appeals from the District of Oregon go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Reading Clackamas County Records
Many court terms are short but easy to misread. A charge is an allegation filed by the prosecutor. A conviction is a finding or plea of guilt. A disposition is the outcome. A dismissal can end one count while other counts remain active. A warrant entry may show a court order, not a final judgment.
- Register of Actions
- The chronological court event list used in OECI/OJCIN.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a charge, claim, violation, or case event.
- Set aside
- Oregon's term for many expungement-style record sealing requests.
- Conservatorship
- A probate protective proceeding for management of an adult's finances or property.
Clackamas County Record Fees
The research did not preserve fixed dollar amounts for every current copy or filing fee. Use the current OJD fee schedule for court copies and filings, the Clackamas County Recording Division for recorded documents and marriage copies, and the sheriff public-records process for law-enforcement records. Agencies may charge staff time, copy, certification, and media costs under Oregon records law and local fee policies.
| Record Need | Fee Source |
|---|---|
| Court copy or certified judgment | OJD statewide fee schedules and Clackamas Circuit Court records office |
| Recorded document copy | Clackamas County Recording Division |
| Marriage license or certified marriage copy | Clackamas County marriage and recording pages |
| Sheriff report or jail record | Clackamas County Sheriff's public-records request process |
Clackamas County Court FAQ
Can I look up Clackamas County court records online?
Yes. Start with the OJD Records and Calendar Search for public case and calendar data. Use OECI/OJCIN for expanded register access when you have the required login or subscription. Certified copies still come from the court records office.
Are Clackamas County arrest records the same as criminal court records?
No. An arrest or booking record is created by law enforcement and the jail. A criminal court record begins when charges or related filings enter the court case. The two can overlap, but they are not the same file.
Where are Clackamas County divorce records kept?
Divorce records are Circuit Court domestic-relations records. Search through OJD systems for case information and request certified divorce judgments from the Circuit Court records office when a certified copy is needed.
Who handles Clackamas County marriage licenses?
The Clackamas County Clerk and Recording Division handle marriage licensing and related county recording functions. Oregon Vital Records or the State Archives may be useful for state-level certified or historical vital records.