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.
York County, Maine, has about 220,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the York County Superior Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of each 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: York County public records, York County arrest records, York County warrants, York County inmate search, York County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from York County
In York County, the York County Superior Court hears felonies with jury trials and civil cases.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the clerk of each court.
The clerk of each 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 Maine Freedom of Access Act.
Looking Up a Case from York County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html (page title: Accessing Electronic Court Records: State of Maine Judicial Branch), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Maine has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
What Reaches the Court from York County
Together, the 16 agencies in York County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,061 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the York County Superior Court or the District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at yorkcountymaine.gov/district-attorney (page title: District Attorney | York County Maine Government), phone 207-324-8001, 208 Graham Street Biddeford, ME 04005, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 York County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: York County criminal records, York County divorce records, York County DUI and York County property records.
Cities in York County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the York County Superior Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in York County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in York County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html.
Which court hears felonies in York County?
The York County Superior Court, which hears felonies with jury trials and civil cases. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters.
Who keeps the court records in York County?
The clerk of each court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Maine?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official York 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.