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 on September 23, 2026.
Wayne County, Indiana, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Wayne 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Wayne County public records, Wayne County arrest records, Wayne County warrants, Wayne County inmate search, Wayne County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Wayne County
In Wayne County, the Wayne 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 Wayne County
For Wayne County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.wayne.in.us/courtcasesearch.php (page title: Court Case Search), 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 Wayne County
Together, the two agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2019 on file reported 1,240 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Wayne Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.wayne.in.us/prosecutor (page title: Wayne County Prosecutor), phone (765) 973-9394, 301 East Main Street Richmond, IN 47374, Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Wayne County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Wayne County criminal records, Wayne County divorce records, Wayne County traffic tickets, Wayne County DUI and Wayne County property records.
Cities in Wayne County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Wayne Circuit and Superior Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its city and town court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Wayne County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Richmond (35,561)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Wayne County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.wayne.in.us/courtcasesearch.php. Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Wayne County?
The Wayne Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Wayne County?
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 Wayne 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.