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 2, 2026.
Sullivan County, New York, has about 80,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Sullivan 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: Sullivan County public records, Sullivan County arrest records, Sullivan County warrants, Sullivan County inmate search, Sullivan County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Sullivan County
In Sullivan County, the Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
Together, the five agencies in Sullivan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,598 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Sullivan County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sullivanny.gov/Departments/Districtattorney (page title: District Attorney | Sullivan County NY), phone 845-794-3344, 14 Bushnell Avenue Monticello, NY 12701, Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 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 Sullivan County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Sullivan County criminal records, Sullivan County divorce records, Sullivan County traffic tickets, Sullivan County DUI and Sullivan County property records.
Cities in Sullivan County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Sullivan County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Monticello, Liberty, Wurtsboro, Bloomingburg, Woodridge and Jeffersonville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Sullivan County?
Through eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Which court hears felonies in Sullivan County?
The Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.