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 October 2, 2026.
Dukes County, Massachusetts, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Dukes County Superior Court and the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Courts, 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: Dukes County public records, Dukes County arrest records, Dukes County warrants, Dukes County inmate search, Dukes County criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Dukes County
In Dukes County, the Dukes County Superior Court hears felonies and civil cases over $50,000.
Below it, the District Court and Boston Municipal Court take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Divorces go to the Probate and Family Court, and the file stays with the Register of Probate.
The Clerk of Courts keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Massachusetts Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Dukes County
For Dukes County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mass.gov/locations/dukes-county-superior-court (page title: Dukes County Superior Court), phone (508) 627-4668, 81 Main St., P.O. Box 1267, Edgartown, MA 02539, Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
The Massachusetts court page SearchSystems verified is at mass.gov/info-details/how-to-search-court-dockets.
What Reaches the Court from Dukes County
Together, the five agencies in Dukes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 355 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Dukes County Superior Court or the District Court and Boston Municipal Court.
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 Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Dukes County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Dukes County criminal records, Dukes County divorce records, Dukes County DUI and Dukes County property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Dukes County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mass.gov, phone (508) 627-4668. Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Which court hears felonies in Dukes County?
The Dukes County Superior Court, which hears felonies and civil cases over $50,000. The District Court and Boston Municipal Court take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in Dukes County?
The Clerk of Courts. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Massachusetts?
Yes: masscourts.org, the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Is this the official Dukes 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.