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 28, 2026.
Grafton County, New Hampshire, has about 93,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Grafton 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: Grafton County public records, Grafton County arrest records, Grafton County warrants, Grafton County inmate search, Grafton County criminal records, New Hampshire arrest records and New Hampshire inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Grafton County
Court cases from Grafton County are filed in the Grafton County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases tried to a jury, and appeals.
Below it, 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 Grafton County
For Grafton County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.nh.gov/your-visit/find-court/grafton-superior-court (page title: Grafton Superior Court | New Hampshire Judicial Branch), phone 855-212-1234, 3785 Dartmouth College Highway North Haverhill, NH 03774, Monday-Friday : 8:00am to 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 Grafton County
Together, the 29 agencies in Grafton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,012 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Grafton County Superior Court or the Circuit Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at grafton-county.com/all-departments/attorneys-office (page title: County Attorney | Grafton County New Hampshire), phone (603) 787-6968, 3785 Dartmouth College Hwy. North Haverhill, NH 03774, Mon -Fri - 8am - 4pm, 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 Grafton County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Grafton County criminal records, Grafton County divorce records, Grafton County traffic tickets and Grafton County DUI.
Cities in Grafton County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Grafton County Superior Court or the Circuit Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Grafton County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Lebanon (15,389)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Grafton County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.nh.gov, phone 855-212-1234.
Which court hears felonies in Grafton County?
The Grafton 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 Grafton 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 Grafton 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.