Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Sussex County, Delaware, has about 271,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Delaware Superior Court, Sussex County and the Court of Common Pleas and the Justice of the Peace Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Prothonotary, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Sussex County public records, Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County warrants, Sussex County inmate search, Sussex County criminal records, Delaware arrest records and Delaware inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Sussex County
In Sussex County, the Delaware Superior Court, Sussex County hears felonies and civil cases without a dollar limit.
The Court of Common Pleas and the Justice of the Peace Courts take misdemeanors in the Court of Common Pleas, traffic cases and small civil claims in the Justice of the Peace Courts.
Divorces go to the Family Court, and the file stays with the Family Court clerk.
The Prothonotary keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Delaware Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Sussex County
For Sussex County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov/cc/cconnect/ck_public_qry_main.cp_..., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Delaware courts' free online case search for civil cases and judgments.
The Delaware court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.delaware.gov/docket.aspx.
What Reaches the Court from Sussex County
Together, the 20 agencies in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,645 arrests to the FBI that year; the Attorney General decides which of those arrests become cases in the Delaware Superior Court, Sussex County or the Court of Common Pleas and the Justice of the Peace Courts.
The Attorney General's page SearchSystems verified is at sussexcountyde.gov/attorney-generals-office (page title: Attorney General's Office | Sussex County), phone (302) 856-5353, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Sussex County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Sussex County criminal records, Sussex County divorce records, Sussex County traffic tickets, Sussex County DUI and Sussex County property records.
Cities in Sussex County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Delaware Superior Court, Sussex County or the Court of Common Pleas and the Justice of the Peace Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Milford, Seaford, Georgetown, Millsboro, Laurel, Milton, Lewes, Selbyville, Ocean View, Bridgeville, Delmar, Millville, Blades, Rehoboth Beach, Greenwood, Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Frankford, Ellendale, South Bethany and five more.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Sussex County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov. Statewide, CourtConnect is the Delaware courts' free online case search for civil cases and judgments.
Which court hears felonies in Sussex County?
The Delaware Superior Court, Sussex County, which hears felonies and civil cases without a dollar limit. The Court of Common Pleas and the Justice of the Peace Courts take misdemeanors in the Court of Common Pleas, traffic cases and small civil claims in the Justice of the Peace Courts.
Who keeps the court records in Sussex County?
The Prothonotary. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Delaware?
Yes: CourtConnect, the Delaware courts' free online case search for civil cases and judgments.
Is this the official Sussex County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.