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Can court Judgements be removed from credit report?

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Emma Miller

Updated on January 27, 2026

If the court is missing certain information when they report your judgment to the credit bureaus, then the judgment can be removed, but you would have to dispute it. In addition to inaccuracies, you may be entitled to remove judgments from your report for other reasons: Identity theft.

Can a creditor remove something from your credit report?

In general, accurate information cannot be removed from a credit report. Once paid, the status of the account should be updated automatically to show that it is paid in full. Negative account information, such as late payments and charge offs, remain on the report for 7 years from the original delinquency date.

Will a Judgement affect buying a house?

Many mortgage companies will not lend to borrowers who have open or recently paid judgments. Judgments also keep credit scores low and can make them so low that you will not qualify for a mortgage even if it has been paid off. The effect a judgment has on your credit lessens over time.

How much will my credit score go up when a Judgement is removed?

Put simply: removing one default from your Credit Report won’t make much of a difference if you have additional defaults remaining. Only when all negative markers on your Credit Report have been removed will you begin to see any real improvement in your credit score.

Can I get a mortgage loan with a Judgement?

Is it possible to have a judgment removed from your credit?

If you’re certain that you are not the party named in the judgment, then you may be able to have it removed from your credit report. Understand however that it may be more difficult to remove a judgment reported in error than it is to clear up other types of derogatory credit.

When does a judgment appear on your credit report?

In many ways, court judgments are the consumer credit world’s version of Cindy’s damaged car. Keep reading to learn how to remove a court judgment from your credit report. Essentially, when you default on a debt and a creditor or debt collector must take you to court to get paid, the resulting judgment appears on your credit report.

How can I dispute a judgment on my credit report?

You can file credit report disputes on your own by writing a dispute letter to each credit bureau that displays the incorrect judgment. If you’d rather enlist the help of a seasoned professional, however, you can choose to hire a credit repair company to offer advice and/or act in your stead.

How can I remove a debt from my credit report?

If possible, make your payment to the creditor contingent upon the creditor helping you remove the debt from your credit report. Get this agreement in writing, and don’t give a creditor or collection agency your bank account information or credit card number.