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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
New Haven, Indiana, in Allen County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: New Haven public records, Allen County court records, New Haven arrest records, New Haven warrants, New Haven inmate search, New Haven criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from New Haven
In New Haven, the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a city and town court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit or Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from New Haven
For Allen County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at in.gov/courts/local/allen-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Allen County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
The Indiana court page SearchSystems verified is at mycase.in.gov.
What Reaches the Court from New Haven
Together, the four agencies in Allen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,481 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at allencounty.in.gov/1182/Prosecuting-Attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Allen County, IN), phone (260) 449-7641, 602 South Calhoun Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other New Haven guides take the kinds of file one at a time: New Haven criminal records, New Haven divorce records, New Haven traffic tickets, New Haven DUI and New Haven property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in New Haven?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/allen-county. Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in New Haven?
The Allen Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in New Haven?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Indiana?
Yes: mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official New Haven website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.