Pierce County Superior Court: Case Search, Clerk, Dockets & Zoom Hearings (Tacoma)

Last verified: June 1, 2026. Court hours, judge assignments, calendars, fees, and Zoom links change frequently — always confirm time-sensitive details at the official Pierce County and Washington Courts links provided below before you rely on them.

If you have a case in Tacoma — a divorce, a civil suit, a felony matter, a probate, a protection order — it almost certainly lives in Pierce County Superior Court. This is the practical, local-operator’s guide to finding your case, reaching the right office, and showing up (in person or on Zoom) without getting lost in the County-City Building. The single most important thing to know up front: Pierce County does not share its records with the statewide Odyssey portal. Pierce runs its own system, called LINX, and that is where your case lives.

Pierce County Superior Court at a glance

• Where it is: The court sits in the County-City Building at 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma, WA 98402. Court Administration is in Room 334; the Superior Court main page lists divisions and contacts. Administration line: (253) 798-3654.
• Case search (the live tool): Pierce County case records are searched on LINX — the Legal Information Network eXchange. Use the name or case-number search and check live on LINX. Pierce records are not in the statewide Odyssey portal.
• The Clerk’s office: The Clerk of the Superior Court is in Room 110, open Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., phone (253) 798-7455. The Clerk keeps the official record, accepts filings, and sells certified copies — start at the Clerk of the Superior Court page.
• Judges and departments: The court is organized into 23 numbered judicial departments plus ten full-time court commissioners; see the current bench on the Judicial Officers page.
• Zoom hearings: Many hearings run in person or by Zoom at the parties’ option; the meeting links live on the Commissioner Calendars and the Virtual Court Hearings page.
• Forms and local rules: Pierce has its own local rules and required hearing-information forms on top of the statewide rules — read the Local Rules page before you file.

How to search a Pierce County court case (LINX vs. the statewide Odyssey portal)

This is where most people go wrong, so let’s be precise. Washington’s superior courts are split across two record systems, and Pierce County is one of the holdouts.

For any Pierce County Superior Court case, use LINX. The Pierce County Clerk maintains the automated official court record — including the full docket — in the Legal Information Network eXchange (LINX). To look up a case, open LINX, click the Search tab, and enter either the case number or a party name. The docket, hearing history, and case status display on screen. Because dockets update continuously, treat anything you see as a live snapshot — always check live on LINX rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

The statewide Odyssey Portal covers 37 Washington counties, but no Pierce County (or King County) Superior Court records appear in Odyssey, and no records from courts of limited jurisdiction (district/municipal) are there either. Odyssey is still useful if you’re checking a case in another county, and the Administrative Office of the Courts also runs a basic statewide name and case search. But for a Tacoma case, LINX is the source of truth.

One practical note: anonymous LINX searches show docket and case information, but viewing or buying copies of actual documents requires going through the purchase flow (look for “purchase copies” on the case page) or a LINX account. Attorneys and parties can request elevated LINX accounts through the Clerk’s office, and account fees are currently waived for self-represented parties.

The Clerk of Superior Court: filing, records, and copies

The Clerk of the Superior Court is the records and filing arm of the court — separate from the judges and from Court Administration. The office is in Room 110 of the County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Ave. S., open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., reachable at (253) 798-7455.

What the Clerk handles:

• Filing documents — in person at the counter or, for attorneys and registered parties, electronically through a LINX account.
• The official court record — the Clerk maintains the complete, automated docket that you see when you search LINX.
• Certified and plain copies — ordered through LINX’s purchase-copies feature or at the counter; see Request Court Records for the current process and fee schedule.

Because copy fees, e-filing requirements, and acceptable payment methods change, confirm the current numbers on the Clerk’s pages rather than assuming. If you’re self-represented, ask specifically about the waived LINX account — it gives you electronic access to your own case at no cost.

Judges, departments, and which division hears your case

Pierce County Superior Court is a court of general jurisdiction, which means it hears the serious and the complex: felony criminal cases, civil suits above the district-court limit, family law (divorce, custody, support), probate and guardianship, juvenile matters, adoptions, and mental-health commitments.

The bench is organized into 23 numbered departments, each with an elected judge, a judicial assistant, and a court reporter. On top of the judges, ten full-time court commissioners hear high-volume calendars in divisions such as Civil, Juvenile, Civil Mental Health, and Adoptions — if your matter is a family-law motion or an uncontested docket, you’ll likely be in front of a commissioner, not a judge. The current roster of judges and their department numbers is published on the Judicial Officers page, and the commissioners are listed on the Superior Court Commissioners page; the court’s presiding judge rotates and individual seats turn over by election or appointment, so verify the current bench there rather than relying on an older name.

For dockets, calendars, and how matters get scheduled into each division, the court keeps a dedicated Case Information & Scheduling resource — the right starting point if you need to know which calendar your hearing lands on and when.

Zoom hearings, local rules, and forms

Pierce County runs a genuine hybrid courtroom. As a default, many civil, family-law, probate, and guardianship hearings may be attended in person or by Zoom at the parties’ option, while some calendars — mental-health proceedings and much of the uncontested docket — are Zoom-primary. The meeting links are not buried in an email; they’re published on the Commissioner Calendars by Division and on the Virtual Court Hearings page. Find your division’s calendar, grab that day’s Zoom link, and log in a few minutes early.

Before any of that, read the rules — Pierce has local requirements that go beyond the statewide court rules. The Pierce County Local Rules govern things like required hearing-information forms: civil matters generally file a Civil Hearing Information Form, and family-law show-cause matters require each party to file a Family Law Hearing Information Form. Filing the wrong form, or skipping it, is one of the most common reasons a hearing gets bumped. When in doubt, the Clerk’s office and the local rules page are faster than guessing.

Frequently asked questions

How do I do a Pierce County Superior Court case search?

Use LINX, Pierce County’s own records system, at the LINX website. Click the Search tab and enter a case number or party name to see the docket and case status. Pierce County records are not in the statewide Odyssey portal, so LINX is the correct tool — and because records update constantly, check live rather than relying on an older lookup.

Where is the Pierce County Clerk of Superior Court located?

The Clerk of the Superior Court is in Room 110 of the County-City Building at 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma, WA 98402, open Monday–Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., phone (253) 798-7455. The Clerk handles filings, the official record, and certified copies — details are on the Clerk of the Superior Court page.

What does Pierce County Superior Court administration do?

Court Administration runs the operational side of the court — scheduling, divisions, and court services — separately from the elected judges and from the Clerk’s records office. It’s located in Room 334 of the County-City Building and can be reached at (253) 798-3654; see the Superior Court page for current divisions and contacts.

Is Pierce County Superior Court in the Washington Odyssey portal?

No. The statewide Odyssey Portal covers 37 counties but specifically excludes Pierce County and King County Superior Court records, as well as all courts of limited jurisdiction. For a Tacoma superior court case, use LINX; use Odyssey only for cases in the counties it covers.

How do I join a Pierce County Superior Court Zoom hearing?

Find your hearing’s division and date on the Commissioner Calendars, where the Zoom link for that calendar is posted, or start at the Virtual Court Hearings page. Many hearings allow in-person or Zoom attendance at the parties’ option; some, like mental-health matters, are Zoom-primary. Confirm your specific calendar’s policy and link before your court date.