Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Kings County, New York, has about 2.6 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Kings 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, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Kings County public records, Kings County arrest records, Kings County warrants, Kings County inmate search, Kings County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Kings County
In Kings County, the Kings 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 Kings County
For Kings County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webccos/kingscc (page title: Kings County Court Records | NY iApps), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser. That page belongs to a lower court, the city, town and village courts, not to the Kings County Supreme and County Courts.
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.
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 Kings County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Kings County criminal records, Kings County traffic tickets, Kings County DUI and Kings County property records.
Cities in Kings County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Kings County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The one city in the county is New York.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Kings County?
Through eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Which court hears felonies in Kings County?
The Kings 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 Kings 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 Kings 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.