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 on September 23, 2026.
Gloucester County, New Jersey, has about 312,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester 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: Gloucester County public records, Gloucester County arrest records, Gloucester County warrants, Gloucester County criminal records, Gloucester County police reports, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Gloucester County
In Gloucester County, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
For Gloucester County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at nj.gov/state/archives/catcglclerk.html (page title: Gloucester County | Clerk's Office, Courts and Miscellaneous), 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 Gloucester County
Together, the 20 agencies in Gloucester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,246 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Prosecutor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester County.
The County Prosecutor's page SearchSystems verified is at gloucestercountynj.gov/m/directory/department?did=69 (page title: Staff Directory, Prosecutor’s Office), phone 856-384-5500, 70 Hunter Street Woodbury, NJ 08096, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Gloucester County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Gloucester County criminal records, Gloucester County divorce records, Gloucester County traffic tickets, Gloucester County DUI and Gloucester County property records.
Cities in Gloucester County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nj.gov/state/archives/catcglclerk.html. Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Which court hears felonies in Gloucester County?
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case.
Who keeps the court records in Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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.