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 October 4, 2026.
Coos County, New Hampshire, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Coos County Superior Court and the Circuit 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: Coos County public records, Coos County arrest records, Coos County warrants, Coos County inmate search, Coos County criminal records, New Hampshire arrest records and New Hampshire inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Coos County
In Coos County, the Coos County Superior Court hears felonies, civil cases tried to a jury, and appeals.
The Circuit Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims in the District Division; divorces and family matters in the Family Division; estates in the Probate Division.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's Family Division, and the file stays with the Family Division clerk.
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 New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law.
Looking Up a Case from Coos County
For Coos County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.nh.gov/your-visit/find-court/coos-superior-court (page title: Coos Superior Court | New Hampshire Judicial Branch), phone 855-212-1234, 55 School Street, Suite 301 Lancaster, NH 03584, Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
New Hampshire has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The New Hampshire court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.nh.gov/self-help/record-checks.
What Reaches the Court from Coos County
Together, the seven agencies in Coos County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 804 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Coos County Superior Court or the Circuit Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at cooscountynh.gov/government/departments/county_attorney.php (page title: Coos county, NH), phone (603) 788-5559, 55 School Street Suite 141 Lancaster, NH 03584, 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 Coos County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Coos County criminal records, Coos County divorce records, Coos County traffic tickets and Coos County DUI.
Cities in Coos County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Coos County Superior Court or the Circuit Court.
The one city in the county is Berlin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Coos County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.nh.gov, phone 855-212-1234.
Which court hears felonies in Coos County?
The Coos County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases tried to a jury, and appeals. The Circuit Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims in the District Division; divorces and family matters in the Family Division; estates in the Probate Division.
Who keeps the court records in Coos 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 New Hampshire?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Coos 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.