Public Records Free Directory Blog

A little over a year ago I realized that the Public Records Free Directory was not doing a very good job of helping users get the information they needed about courts and court records.   Our links and descriptions for court websites ( and often the linked sites themselves ) lacked information about the scope of records available  and even less about where a particular court fits in to the overall court system.  

If, for example,  we’re looking to search for criminal court records in a given county, we first need to know what courts might have criminal cases and then we can begin to find ways to search for the desired records.   Just having a link to search some random court is not very helpful.

Even if the directory provided better descriptions of court related links, it would have been very difficult under the site’s structure to present the user with body of knowledge needed for effective searching of court records.

After more than 14 months we’re launching a separate site that aims to provide the larger picture.     We hope you’ll have a look at www.CourtReference.com !