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.
Salem County, New Jersey, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem 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: Salem County public records, Salem County arrest records, Salem County warrants, Salem County inmate search, Salem County criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Salem County
In Salem County, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem 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 Salem County
For Salem County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtrecord.net/salem-county-nj-courts (page title: Salem County Court Records for Free (Salem County, NJ)), phone 856-935-7510, 92 Market Street Salem, NJ 08079, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem County.
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 Salem County
Together, the seven agencies in Salem County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 811 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Prosecutor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem 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 Salem County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Salem County criminal records, Salem County traffic tickets and Salem County DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Salem County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Salem County and New Jersey. These court pages from its Salem County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- New Jersey Find a Case (njcourts.gov)
Cities in Salem County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem 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 Salem, Penns Grove, Woodstown and Elmer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Salem County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecord.net/salem-county-nj-courts, phone 856-935-7510. Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Which court hears felonies in Salem County?
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case.
Who keeps the court records in Salem 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 Salem 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.