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 October 2, 2026.
Cumberland County, New Jersey, has about 156,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Cumberland 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Cumberland County public records, Cumberland County arrest records, Cumberland County warrants, Cumberland County inmate search, Cumberland County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Cumberland County
In Cumberland County, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
For Cumberland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at njcourts.gov/public/find-a-case (page title: Find a Case), 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 Cumberland County
Together, the three agencies in Cumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,941 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Prosecutor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Cumberland County.
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 Cumberland County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Cumberland County criminal records, Cumberland County divorce records, Cumberland County traffic tickets, Cumberland County DUI and Cumberland County property records.
Cities in Cumberland County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Cumberland County; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at njcourts.gov/public/find-a-case. Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Which court hears felonies in Cumberland County?
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Cumberland County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case.
Who keeps the court records in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.