Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clinton 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: Lock Haven public records, Clinton County court records, Lock Haven arrest records, Lock Haven warrants, Lock Haven inmate search, Lock Haven criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lock Haven
Court cases from Lock Haven are filed in the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters.
Below it, 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 Lock Haven
For Clinton County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at clintoncountypa.gov/government/court-services/county-courts/adminis... (page title: Court's Opinions & Administrative Court Orders | Clinton County, PA), phone 570-893-4016, 230 East Water Street Lock Haven, PA 17745, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
The Pennsylvania court page SearchSystems verified is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch.
What Reaches the Court from Lock Haven
Together, the four agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 325 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clintoncountypa.gov/government/district-attorney (page title: Office of District Attorney for Clinton County | Clinton County, PA), phone 570-893-4141, 230 E. Water St. Suite 104 Lock Haven, PA 17745, 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 Lock Haven guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lock Haven criminal records, Lock Haven divorce records, Lock Haven traffic tickets, Lock Haven DUI and Lock Haven property records.
More Official Court Pages for Clinton County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Clinton County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Clinton County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CLINTON COUNTY DOCKET (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Lock Haven?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clintoncountypa.gov, phone 570-893-4016. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Lock Haven?
The Clinton 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 Lock Haven?
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 Lock Haven 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.