Name-Based Case Searches
Missouri Case.net runs a public Litigant Name Search that covers St. Louis City cases. Type in a last and first name. From there, narrow by court, location, or case type as the form allows; a middle initial and other filters may appear too. The search looks for named litigants only. It is not a full index of everyone mentioned in a file, so a same-name hit should never be treated as proof of identity.
Before searching, decide which court has the case. State criminal and ordinary civil matters sit with the 22nd Circuit systems. City ordinance and traffic cases go through the municipal location path. Victims, witnesses, children, and protected parties are usually not litigants, so they may not show up in a name return at all.
- Open Case.net and choose Litigant Name Search.
- Enter the known last name and first name, adding a middle name or initial only if the live form offers that narrowing field.
- Select the court, location, or case type that fits the St. Louis City matter instead of treating all matching names as one case.
- Review the result list for the public case number, court, and filing information that distinguish the right record.
- Open the selected case to read its public header, docket events, scheduled hearings, and any publicly available disposition information.
Do you know roughly when a case was filed? Then a filing-date range beats a name search. Scheduled Hearings & Trials Search fits a future setting. For a public judgment inquiry, use the judgment search path. Each route answers a different question about the St. Louis City docket.
| Field label | Type | Required | St. Louis City use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last name | Text | Yes for a name search | Start with the litigant's known surname. |
| First name | Text | Yes for a normal name search | Use it to narrow common surnames. |
| Middle name or initial | Text | No | Available narrowing may vary with the live interface. |
| Court or location | Selector | No | Choose the 22nd Circuit or municipal route when known. |
| Case type or filing range | Selector or date range | No | Use St. Louis City options to reduce unrelated public results. |
St. Louis City Docket Search Modes
Case.net offers several public search modes for St. Louis City. Each fits a different need. Litigant Name Search works when you know a party. Filing Date Search pairs a date range with court, location, and case-type filters. Got a complete number? Case Number Search is the direct route. Scheduled Hearings & Trials Search lists public future calendar events. Judgment Search reaches public judgment-index information under the system's current rules. Missouri eFiling, by contrast, serves registered filers rather than public lookup.
Pick the mode that matches your question. A St. Louis City docket search for an upcoming hearing should not start with an old filing-date range. And a public judgment result is no substitute for a certified judgment or the full set of docket entries. The Court Operating Rule 2 review draft lays out the public index categories. It does not promise that every result will show each category in the same form.
Case Number Searches
A complete case number is the most direct St. Louis City County docket search key. Missouri Court Operating Rule 4 sets a statewide numbering convention. It is built from the year, the location, the case category, a sequence number, and possible subcase elements. Enter the full number exactly as the court record or citation supplies it. Never build one from a party name. And never guess at a complete identifier from a partial string.
The category piece tells you the type of matter. CR marks the criminal category, CV civil, PR probate, JU juvenile, and MU municipal ordinance. Those are literal category explanations, not live case-number examples. The actual St. Louis City case header confirms the court, division, and category.
For a City Municipal Court traffic or ordinance matter, use the citation or case number exactly as printed. The City notes that the citation number sits at the upper right of the citation itself.
St. Louis City Municipal Docket Search
City Municipal Court has its own Case.net route within the statewide system. The City's official violation-search instructions tell a number searcher to choose Case Number Search, pick City of St. Louis - 22nd Judicial Circuit, type the citation or case number, and hit Find. This route covers municipal traffic and ordinance matters only. It does not reach ordinary circuit civil cases, divorce, eviction, protection orders, jury trials, or state felony and misdemeanor cases.
A municipal name search follows a similar path. Choose the same circuit and enter a last and first name; a date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format is optional when the form allows it. Then narrow Location to St. Louis City Municipal and Case Type to Traffic/Municipal. The result list can lead through Name Search Result and related cases before the record you want appears.
Be patient with new citations. A fresh St. Louis City ticket may take several days to show up. If a matter from before January 2, 2024 is still missing after that check, the City points people to Municipal Court customer service at 1520 Market Street, Suite 1120, or 314-622-3231. The older-record inquiry the City describes requires picture ID in person.
Municipal boundary. St. Louis City Municipal Court is a division of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, but it is not the search path for every case filed in the independent city. Confirm the court and case type before narrowing a search.
Case Search Results Explained
A St. Louis City search result has two parts. The top is a case header, and below it sits the docket in date order. What you see depends on the case and its public access level. The header or the docket may list the case number, parties or case style, court, case type, filing date, judge or division, attorneys, scheduled hearings, docket events, and judgment or disposition information. Civil records can also show public satisfaction or vacated information when present.
Each docket entry records a filing or a court action. It is not a full copy of every document. A missing field may simply reflect the case type, the public interface, or an access restriction. So read the table as documented public information, not as a guarantee for every row.
| Case number | The official public identifier, including the applicable category component. |
|---|---|
| Case style or parties | Publicly displayed litigant or caption information, subject to access rules. |
| Court, type, and filing date | The public court assignment, category, and date the case was filed. |
| Judge or division | The current or displayed court assignment where it is public. |
| Docket events | Dated entries that identify public filings, events, or court actions. |
| Hearings and disposition | Scheduled events and public outcome or judgment information when returned. |
| Document indicator | A public docket-entry hyperlink when a document is available through File Viewer. |
St. Louis City Docket Document Access
Missouri's File Viewer help explains what happens after a docket search. Click a hyperlinked docket entry and a public document may open. An entry without a link means either no document is attached or the viewer lacks sufficient access. The notation alone does not tell you which. The code (ECASE) marks an electronic case record with no paper file.
Case.net serves as the remote St. Louis City public index. When a public document is not available remotely, Missouri's eFiling public-access instructions allow a public user to visit a courthouse and ask staff for public-terminal access. That access remains subject to court restrictions. Even a public case can hold confidential documents. That is why a public docket should stay separate from the complete electronic file.
Contacting the clerk about a specific public document works best with details. Gather the case number, docket date, and document description. Access help is not legal advice. And no broader search phrase can bypass a restriction.
Two Ways to Search: County and State
St. Louis City County has no separate general case database that replaces Case.net. The statewide Case.net index is the public search layer for the 22nd Judicial Circuit. The independent city is included. The local 22nd Circuit and its Circuit Clerk supply what the index cannot. That means court-specific records, notices, public-terminal access, and in-person routing. City Municipal Court adds its own location and case-type selector inside Case.net. That applies to traffic and municipal matters.
Match the tool to the task. Use the statewide index for a case number, name, filing period, public judgment, or scheduled hearing. Turn to a local court channel for a clerk-held record. The same route fits an assigned division question. It also covers a public terminal or a municipal matter. The 22nd Circuit public-records page confirms both remote Case.net and in-person public access.
| Statewide Case.net | St. Louis City court channels |
|---|---|
| Public index and docket search across participating Missouri courts. | 22nd Circuit records routing, notices, public terminal, and clerk-held document help. |
| Name, filing date, case number, hearing, and judgment search modes. | Assigned division, courtroom clerk, Circuit Clerk, or Municipal customer-service follow-up. |
| Public electronic information subject to access restrictions. | In-person access to public electronic records with staff direction when appropriate. |
| Municipal search begins with the statewide portal. | Municipal route narrows to City of St. Louis, location, and Traffic/Municipal type. |
St. Louis City Docket Tracking
Once an eligible public case is open, Case.net can show a Track This Case icon. It appears in the case header. Missouri's official Track This Case instructions walk through that workflow. The feature lets you follow an eligible case after the correct header is open. It does not replace checking the live docket. Verify a hearing or a disposition there. Fine Collection Center matters may not qualify.
When a case does not appear, pause before concluding anything. Check the court selection, processing time, and restriction status. The courts offer no official public bulk endpoint for St. Louis City or statewide dockets.
Which Cases Stay Restricted
Not every St. Louis City record can be found through an ordinary docket search. Some cannot be opened that way either. Missouri Court Operating Rule 4 governs confidential, sealed, and expunged records. Under its restricted-access provisions, sealed material requires court authorization. Expunged material is kept at a restricted security level. A public index can hold less information than the underlying court file. A public case may also include documents that are not publicly available.
Missouri's expungement law makes expungement petition-based. It treats expunged municipal, associate, and circuit records as confidential except for authorized access. Juvenile records are confidential too, under RSMo section 211.321. Access follows listed exceptions and court authority. Never treat a juvenile name search as complete.
If a St. Louis City document you need is not linked, take it to the clerk. Ask what release path exists for that specific record. A public-record request does not override court confidentiality rules.
St. Louis City Docket Search Help
The Circuit Clerk of the 22nd Judicial Circuit serves as the local record-access office. That covers the main circuit court system. You will find the office at 10 North Tucker Boulevard. The general number is 314-622-4044. The Circuit Clerk page is the official source for that routing. The main 22nd Circuit court number is 314-622-4500. Call ahead whenever a search result points to an in-person record or a division-specific question.
City Municipal Court matters go elsewhere. Its customer service desk at 1520 Market Street, Suite 1120, answers at 314-622-3231. Municipal traffic and ordinance matters follow the City path. State criminal and ordinary civil cases belong in the 22nd Circuit systems. A courthouse public terminal is the fallback when File Viewer access is needed.
Note: Confirm the current office, phone routing, and access procedure before travel. Divisions and record channels can change.