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 September 30, 2026.
Clifton, New Jersey, in Passaic County, has about 90,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County, and the file of each case, kept by the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Clifton public records, Passaic County court records, Clifton arrest records, Clifton warrants, Clifton inmate search, Clifton criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clifton
Court cases from Clifton are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Superior Court's Family Part, and the file stays with the Superior Court Clerk's Office.
The Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Open Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Clifton
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at records.passaiccountynj.org/press/Clerk/ClerkHome.aspx?op=basic (page title: Public Records Electronic Search System (PRESS)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
The New Jersey court page SearchSystems verified is at njcourts.gov/public.
What Reaches the Court from Clifton
Together, the 17 agencies in Passaic County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,540 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Prosecutor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County.
The County Prosecutor's page SearchSystems verified is at njoag.gov/passaic-county-prosecutor-assumes-oversight-of-paterson-p... (page title: Passaic County Prosecutor Assumes Oversight of Paterson Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division | New Je), phone 609-292-4791, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
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 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Clifton guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clifton criminal records, Clifton divorce records, Clifton traffic tickets, Clifton DUI and Clifton property records.
More Official Court Pages for Passaic County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Passaic County and New Jersey. These court pages from its Passaic County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Search, NJ Courts (njcourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clifton?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at records.passaiccountynj.org. Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Which court hears felonies in Clifton?
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case.
Who keeps the court records in Clifton?
The Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in New Jersey?
Yes: New Jersey Courts Public Access, the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Is this the official Clifton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.