Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Burlington County, New Jersey, has about 476,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Burlington County public records, Burlington County arrest records, Burlington County warrants, Burlington County inmate search, Burlington County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Burlington County
In Burlington County, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County 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 Burlington County
For Burlington County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at burlingtoncountynj.gov/192/County-Clerk (page title: County Clerk | Burlington County, NJ), phone 609-265-5229, 50 Rancocas Road PO Box 6000 Mount Holly, NJ 08060, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Burlington County
Together, the 29 agencies in Burlington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,383 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Prosecutor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County.
The County Prosecutor's page SearchSystems verified is at njoag.gov/no-hate-nj/no-hate-county-prosecutors (page title: No Hate NJ | County Prosecutors | New Jersey Office of Attorney General), phone (609) 909-7860, 4997 Unami Blvd, PO Box 2002 Mays Landing, NJ 08330, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Burlington County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Burlington County criminal records, Burlington County divorce records, Burlington County traffic tickets, Burlington County DUI and Burlington County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Burlington County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Burlington County and New Jersey. These court pages from its Burlington County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- New Jersey Find a Case (njcourts.gov)
Cities in Burlington County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Burlington, Palmyra, Medford Lakes, Bordentown, Riverton, Beverly, Pemberton, Wrightstown and Fieldsboro.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Burlington County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at burlingtoncountynj.gov/192/County-Clerk, phone 609-265-5229. Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Which court hears felonies in Burlington County?
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case.
Who keeps the court records in Burlington County?
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 Burlington 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.