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 September 30, 2026.
Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Blair County Court of Common Pleas and the Magisterial District Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Altoona public records, Blair County court records, Altoona arrest records, Altoona warrants, Altoona criminal records, Altoona police reports, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Altoona
In Altoona, the Blair County Court of Common Pleas hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters.
The Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Divorces go to the Court of Common Pleas, and the file stays with the Prothonotary.
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Right-to-Know Law.
Looking Up a Case from Altoona
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch (page title: Case Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
What Reaches the Court from Altoona
Together, the 13 agencies in Blair County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,934 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Blair County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at blaircountypa.gov/courts/district-attorney (page title: Blair County | District Attorney), phone (814) 693-3010, 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 421 Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, 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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Altoona guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Altoona criminal records, Altoona divorce records and Altoona DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Blair County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Blair County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Blair County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BLAIR COUNTY DOCKET (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Altoona?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Altoona?
The Blair County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters. The Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Who keeps the court records in Altoona?
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Pennsylvania?
Yes: UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Is this the official Altoona website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.