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 4, 2026.
Franklin County, New York, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Franklin County Supreme and County Courts and the city, town and village courts, and the file of each case, kept by 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Franklin County
In Franklin County, the Franklin County Supreme and County Courts hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court.
Below it, the city, town and village courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Divorces go to the Supreme Court, and the file stays with the County Clerk.
The County Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Freedom of Information Law.
Looking Up a Case from Franklin County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at franklincountyny.gov/departments/administrative/county_clerk/servic... (page title: Welcome to Franklin County, NY), phone 800-320-2617, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
The New York court page SearchSystems verified is at iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/CaseSearch.
What Reaches the Court from Franklin County
Together, the three agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 479 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Franklin County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at franklincountyny.gov/departments/public_safety/district_attorney_s_... (page title: Welcome to Franklin County, NY), phone 518-481-1544, 355 West Main St. - Suite 466 Malone, NY 12953-1826, Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 4:00pm, 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 York State Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Franklin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County divorce records, Franklin County traffic tickets, Franklin County DUI and Franklin County property records.
Cities in Franklin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Franklin County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Franklin County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Malone (5,373)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Franklin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at franklincountyny.gov, phone 800-320-2617. Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Which court hears felonies in Franklin County?
The Franklin County Supreme and County Courts, which hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court. The city, town and village courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Franklin County?
The County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in New York?
Yes: eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Is this the official Franklin 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.