Rush County Court Records Setup
Rush County uses two local courts of record: Rush Circuit Court and Rush Superior Court. Indiana does not use a county-level district court for this ordinary trial work. Both courts sit in the Rush County Courthouse in Rushville and are supported by one elected office, the Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts. The clerk is also commonly called the county clerk, but the official local role is broader because the same office keeps records for both courts.
The official Rush County government site places the courthouse, clerk, Circuit Court, Superior Court, prosecutor, public defender, and probation offices in the same building. The sheriff and jail are one block away. That split matters. Court dockets, certified case copies, divorce decrees, marriage records, wills, estate files, traffic cases, and criminal costs route through the clerk or court. Current custody, jail calls, arrest reports, and warrant surrender questions route through the sheriff or jail.
The Indiana Judicial Branch court overview describes Indiana trial courts as circuit, superior, and city or town courts. Official Rush County sources did not identify a separate Rush County city or town court for ordinary local record searches.
The Rush County homepage is one county source for local government context.
That county source anchors local office names, courthouse routing, and official record contacts used across Rush County court records.
Search Rush County Court Cases
Most public Rush County Court records are searched through MyCase Indiana Courts Case Search. The Rush County Clerk page links to MyCase with a local warning that not all cases appear online because of age or public-access limits. MyCase is free and useful, but it is not the official court record. Certified records, non-linked documents, official balances, and older courthouse files still come from the clerk.
MyCase uses Indiana's Odyssey case-management data. The public can search by case, party, or attorney. A party can create account access for some party-level records. Attorneys use the Courts Portal for attorney access. Public document links vary by case type and date. A missing document link does not always mean the document is closed. It may mean the record has to be requested from Room 209.
- Open MyCase and choose Case, Party, or Attorney search.
- Enter a cause number, citation number, party name, business name, or attorney information.
- Limit results by court, case type, filing date, or status when the search is broad.
- Review the chronological case summary for hearings, filings, orders, payments, and disposition entries.
- Contact the Rush County Clerk for a certified copy or a document that is public but not linked online.
| Search field | How Rush County users apply it | Important note |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Use the Indiana cause number for a known Rush Circuit or Superior case. | Hyphens and leading zeroes may be omitted. |
| Citation number | Use this for many traffic and infraction matters. | The number must usually match Odyssey formatting. |
| Party name | Search by last name, first name, business name, and optional birth date. | No search returns more than 1,000 results. |
| Court and case type | Limit results to Rush Circuit Court, Rush Superior Court, criminal, civil, traffic, probate, or family categories. | Some menu choices change available case-type filters. |
| File date and status | Narrow to open or closed cases and filing date ranges. | Older records may still require the clerk. |
Rush County Circuit and Superior Courts
Rush Circuit Court and Rush Superior Court both hear criminal and civil cases originating in Rush County. The Indiana Judicial Branch lists Rush County in Judicial District 18 with Fayette, Franklin, Union, and Wayne counties. The state Rush County courts page links local contacts, MyCase, e-filing, statistics, local rules, and district governance material.
Case assignment is not random in every category. Rush local rules effective January 1, 2026 assign drug or alcohol criminal cases to Superior Court and other criminal cases to Circuit Court unless a rule or transfer order says otherwise. Infractions opened in odd-numbered months go to Superior Court. Infractions opened in even-numbered months go to Circuit Court. CHINS cases go to Circuit Court, TPR cases go to Superior Court, and other juvenile cases follow random or related-case rules.
| Court or office | Lead official | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Circuit Court | Judge Brian D. Hill | 101 E Second St, 3rd Floor, Rushville, IN 46173 | 765-932-2078 |
| Rush Superior Court | Judge Leigh Morning | 101 E Second St, 3rd Floor, Rushville, IN 46173 | 765-932-3520 |
| Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts | Jenny Sammons | 101 E Second St, Room 209, Rushville, IN 46173 | 765-932-2086 |
| Prosecutor | Philip J. Caviness | 101 E Second St, Room 317, Rushville, IN 46173 | 765-932-2000 |
| Public Defender | Bryan E. Barrett | 101 E Second St, Room 315, Rushville, IN 46173 | 765-932-4163 |
The Indiana Judicial Branch overview shows where Rush County trial courts fit in the state court system.
That structure helps separate county case records from state appellate, agency, and federal records.
Rush County Clerk Record Access
Jenny Sammons is listed as the Rush County Clerk. The clerk administers official court records for all county cases, prepares permanent court records, issues court documents, collects and distributes case money, handles marriage applications and licenses, registers bail agents, records judgments, and maintains several miscellaneous records. The office is in Room 209 of the Rush County Courthouse.
A local filing rule deserves special care. The Rush County Clerk's Office does not accept emailed filings. Self-represented parties may file in person, by U.S. Mail, through the state e-file system, or by fax only if the local fax rule fits. A pro se fax filing cannot exceed ten pages including the cover sheet, cannot require a fee payment, and must include the document title, case number, page count, sender identity, voice phone number, and filing instructions.
Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts
101 East Second Street, Room 209
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-2086
Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4 PM Eastern
| Payment or fee item | Amount or rule | Source detail |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic PayGov payment | Cause number and exact dollar amount required | Clerk Pay by Credit Card page |
| Criminal costs and fines | PayGov court-cost link available | Criminal or traffic personal checks not accepted |
| Problem-solving court administration | $100 per participant | 2026 local rules |
| Problem-solving court user fee | $50 per month after first month | 2026 local rules |
| Non-indigent original transcript | Up to $4.25 per page | 2026 local rules |
Rush County Court Record Types
Rush County court records include more than one kind of file. Criminal records cover felonies, misdemeanors, and miscellaneous criminal matters. Traffic records cover infractions, local ordinance violations, and exempted ordinance violations. Civil records include tort, civil plenary, protective order, small claims, reciprocal support, garnishment, writ, and judgment matters. Family files include divorce, legal separation, paternity, child support, and protective-order cases.
Probate and related court files include supervised and unsupervised estates, guardianships, trusts, wills, inventories, final reports, publications, and fiduciary orders. Juvenile categories include CHINS, juvenile delinquency, juvenile status, juvenile paternity, and TPR-related matters, but many juvenile records are confidential or limited by state law. Mental health and adoption files also exist as court categories, yet they are normally restricted from public online access.
- Criminal: charges, hearings, bond orders, plea events, disposition, sentence, probation, and restitution.
- Civil and small claims: complaints, appearances, motions, judgments, garnishment papers, and proceedings supplemental.
- Family: divorce, legal separation, child-support, paternity, and protective-order events where public.
- Traffic: citation, court date, disposition, fine/cost entries, and deferral status when filed.
- Probate: estates, guardianships, trusts, wills, inventories, accountings, and fiduciary orders.
Rush County Court Record Fields
A Rush County case result normally uses Indiana cause-number and docket terms. The chronological case summary, often called the CCS, is the sequential record of events in a case. It may show filings, orders, hearings, continuances, notices, bonds, warrants, judgments, payments, dispositions, and transfers between Rush Circuit and Rush Superior Court.
| Field | What it means in Rush County records |
|---|---|
| Case number | Indiana uniform cause number with county, court, date, case type, and sequence elements. |
| Court | Rush Circuit Court or Rush Superior Court, with court identifier changes if a case transfers. |
| Parties | State, plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, estate, protected person, or fiduciary names where public. |
| Case type | Criminal, infraction, small claims, civil, divorce, probate, guardianship, juvenile, or other Odyssey category. |
| CCS entries | Date-by-date docket events such as filings, hearings, orders, warrants, notices, and dispositions. |
| Financials | Court costs, fines, fees, payments, restitution, and balances that should be verified with the clerk. |
- Cause number
- The Indiana case number assigned to a court case.
- Chronological Case Summary
- The running docket of judicial events in the case.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a charge, claim, motion, or case.
- Bond
- Money or surety promise used to secure a person's court appearance.
Rush County Public Access Rules
Indiana public access starts with a presumption of access, but court records have specific exceptions. Indiana Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3, says public agency records are generally open unless a statute, rule, or court order makes them confidential. Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 4 states the court-record access rule. Access to Court Records Rule 5 lists many exclusions.
Common restricted items include juvenile records, adoption files, mental-health and medical material, protected-party identifiers, personal identifiers, sealed records, expunged records, and some protection-order information. MyCase may allow a birth date as a search field, but the date of birth does not display in public case detail. Security-camera recordings from Rush Circuit and Superior courtrooms are confidential under local rules unless a court order allows access.
Key access point: MyCase is a public search tool, while certified records and official balances must come from the Rush County Clerk.
Rush County Criminal Records
Rush County criminal files are court records once a case is filed. The prosecutor's Criminal Division prosecutes felonies, misdemeanors, juvenile cases, and infractions. The full criminal court file can show the charge, probable-cause material if public, initial hearing, bond order, appearances, motions, plea agreement, trial events, judgment, sentence, probation, restitution, and final orders. Charge details are related but narrower, since a charge record focuses on the offense filed after arrest or citation.
The Rush County legal notices page is a local source for courthouse renovation bond notices, ordinances, local rules, and court-related PDF notices.
Those notices show recent local court-administration changes, including 2026 courthouse renovation financing and the 2026 local rules source path.
Rush County Traffic Records
Rush County traffic records are searched in MyCase by cause number, citation number, party name, and related filters. Payments are separate. The Rush clerk PayGov page says traffic payments require both a cause number and the exact dollar amount. A person seeking the prosecutor's Infraction Deferral Program should not pay the ticket first, because the prosecutor says payment sends the matter to the BMV and cannot be reversed through deferral.
Infraction deferral may apply to some Rush County tickets, including speeding 25 MPH or less and several other listed offenses. It does not apply to seatbelt violations, failure to yield to emergency vehicles, driving while suspended, no insurance, illegal school-bus passing, or speeding more than 25 MPH over. Drivers under 18 are not eligible under the prosecutor's stated rule. The listed cost is $192.50 with a 12-month agreement period.
Rush County Jail Records
Rush County jail and inmate questions start with the Sheriff's Office and Jail at 131 East First Street. The official sheriff page did not publish a conventional roster link in the inspected sources. The statewide INjail portal exists, but Rush County was not included in the participant county API inspected July 3, 2026. For current Rush County custody, booking, release, or jail-call questions, the official fallback is the sheriff or jail by phone.
The Rush County Sheriff's Office app exists on iOS and Android. Store listings describe crime reporting, tip submission, interactive features, public-safety news, and information. They do not verify an app-only inmate lookup, active-warrant search, or records request tool, so the app should be treated as a communication and news channel unless the installed app shows more.
| Custody channel | Use | Rush County note |
|---|---|---|
| Rush County Sheriff/Jail | Current local custody and booking questions | Call 765-932-2931 or the jail line 765-938-5245. |
| INjail Public Portal | Participating Indiana county jail searches | Rush was not listed in the inspected API. |
| IDOC Offender Locator | Sentenced state-prison custody | Separate from Rush County Jail. |
| Indiana SAVIN | Offender search and notification | Search by name, offender ID, or case number. |
| Federal BOP | Federal custody from 1982-present | Separate from county and state custody. |
Rush County Warrant Records
Rush County did not publish an official public active-warrant search page in the inspected sources. Warrant checks use a fallback chain: call the Rush County Sheriff's Office for active custody or surrender logistics, search MyCase for public case entries, contact the clerk or court for official docket context, and use counsel when there is any risk of arrest or misunderstanding.
Warrant-related documents can include arrest warrants, bench warrants, body attachments, transport orders, bond changes, releases, forfeitures, and orders to appear. PayGov payment alone should not be treated as warrant clearance unless the court or clerk confirms that a warrant has been recalled or quashed.
Rush County Marriage Divorce Probate
The Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts processes marriage applications, issues marriage licenses, performs marriage ceremonies, and provides certified marriage-license copies. The Indiana Marriage License Public Lookup can help find many Indiana marriage records from 1993 forward, but certified copies come from the county where the license was issued. The Rush County Health Department handles birth and death records, not marriage or divorce records.
Divorce cases are court records and may be found on MyCase if public. Certified divorce decrees come from the clerk. Rush local rules require a parenting session before final hearing in a dissolution or legal separation involving minor children. Probate files, including estates, guardianships, trusts, wills, inventories, accountings, and final reports, are handled within Rush Circuit and Superior Courts through the clerk.
Rush County Court Services
Rush County Court Services combines Probation and Community Corrections under one umbrella agency while keeping the entities distinct. The county says the restructuring occurred in 2016 to reduce duplication and support evidence-based supervision. Probation is on the courthouse third floor. Community Corrections is at the sheriff's jail and offices at 131 East First Street. Ashley Stevens is listed as Court Services Director, Community Corrections Director, and Chief Probation Officer.
Services include Adult and Juvenile Probation, Community Service, Community Transition Program, Day Reporting, Electronic Monitoring, Pretrial Release Program, and the certified Rush County Addictions Intervention Court. The 2026 local rules list the problem-solving court administration fee and monthly user fee. These records can affect dockets, conditions, court costs, and case outcomes.
Court Services is relevant when a case record shows pretrial release, probation, day reporting, electronic monitoring, or Addictions Intervention Court.
Federal Records for Rush County
Rush County federal cases are not in MyCase unless a related state case exists. Federal trial matters route to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis division, at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. PACER and CM/ECF are the federal electronic record systems. Federal criminal prosecutions are handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
Federal records include federal criminal cases, federal civil-rights suits, habeas matters, federal-question civil cases, diversity cases, Social Security appeals, bankruptcy matters, and federal custody records. Federal custody is searched through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator, not the Rush County Jail or Indiana DOC.
Rush County Courthouse History
Rush County was established in 1822 and named for Dr. Benjamin Rush. The courthouse is the strongest official court-history source. The National Park Service National Register asset identifies the Rush County Courthouse in Courthouse Square as a National Register of Historic Places property published October 10, 1975. The nomination describes a Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse constructed in 1896, sheathed in rock-faced stone, with a clock tower and Romanesque massing.
The National Park Service NRHP asset documents the Rush County Courthouse historic listing.
The historic courthouse setting explains why so many Rush County court records, offices, and in-person requests still center on Courthouse Square in Rushville.
The Indiana DNR SHAARD historic-resources database is another state source for historic-property research.
Historic-resource databases are separate from court records, but they support courthouse history and local archival research.
Rush County Local Access Details
Rush County's ADA and Title VI page links courthouse floor appendices, jail ADA materials, service-animal policy, communication aids, I Speak card, grievance procedure, and complaint forms. The Section 504 ADA Coordinator is Jerry Sitton at the Rush County Highway Department. The Title VI Program Manager is Jodi Harr in Room 208 of the courthouse.
The Rush County ADA and Title VI page supplies local accessibility contacts for courthouse and jail access.
Those contacts are the better source for accommodation requests than guessing at courthouse entry or jail-access rules.
The Indiana State Library Rush County research guide can help with older local records and genealogy paths.
State library materials are useful when a Rush County record predates modern online court-search coverage.
Rush County Court Records FAQ
Where do Rush County court searches start?
Public court searches usually start in MyCase. Certified copies, non-linked public documents, older files, and official financial balances come from the Rush County Clerk in Room 209.
Does Rush County have a District Court?
No county-level District Court was identified for ordinary Rush County trial work. Rush County uses Rush Circuit Court and Rush Superior Court.
Can filings be emailed to the clerk?
No. Rush County states that the clerk, Circuit Court, and Superior Court do not accept emailed filings. Use e-filing, in person, mail, or allowed pro se fax filing.
Is MyCase an official certified record?
No. MyCase is a public search system. The official certified record must come from the court or clerk maintaining the file.
Where are current inmates searched?
Call the Rush County Sheriff's Office or jail for current local custody. Rush County was not listed in the inspected INjail participant API on July 3, 2026.
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