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 9, 2026.
Orleans County, New York, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Orleans 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: Orleans County public records, Orleans County arrest records, Orleans County warrants, Orleans County inmate search, Orleans County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Orleans County
Court cases from Orleans County are filed in the Orleans 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.
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 Orleans County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/CaseSearch (page title: NYSCEF Case Search | NY iApps | Unified Court System), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
What Reaches the Court from Orleans County
Together, the four agencies in Orleans County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 603 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Orleans County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at orleanscountyny.gov/departments/court_and_law/district_attorney/dis... (page title: District Attorney), phone (585) 590-4130, 13925, 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 Orleans County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Orleans County criminal records, Orleans County divorce records, Orleans County traffic tickets, Orleans County DUI and Orleans County property records.
Cities in Orleans County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Orleans County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Orleans County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Albion (5,704)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Orleans County?
Through eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Which court hears felonies in Orleans County?
The Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans 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.