Black Hawk County Jail Criminal Court Process

Criminal Court Process for Black Hawk County Iowa

Black Hawk County District Court in Waterloo

The Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, in Iowa's First Judicial District, sits at the courthouse at 316 East 5th Street, Waterloo, IA 50703 and hears the criminal charges against people in the Waterloo jail.

Clerk of Court

316 East 5th Street, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone: 319-833-3331 | Fax: 319-833-3251
Email: countyclerk.blackhawk@iowacourts.gov
Case scheduling: 319-833-3332

Magistrates typically take simple misdemeanors, while district judges preside over indictable crimes. The Juvenile Court Office handles youth cases from 818 Lafayette Street, P.O. Box 1468, Waterloo, IA 50704; phone 319-291-2506.

Case lookup

• Iowa Courts Online, which finds Black Hawk County filings by party name.
• Iowa Judicial Branch: Black Hawk County, with the court administrator, eJuror and clerk details.

Public defender and prosecutor

Indigent adults facing indictable Black Hawk County charges are represented by the State Public Defender's Waterloo Adult office at 3254 Kimball Avenue, Suite 2, Waterloo, IA 50702 (319-291-2535; office page). A judge decides eligibility from a financial affidavit. The Black Hawk County Attorney prosecutes and can be reached at 319-833-3001.

For someone still in custody, the Black Hawk County bond guide comes first; the jail answers at 319-291-2587.