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 26, 2026.
Moosic, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lackawanna 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: Moosic public records, Lackawanna County court records, Moosic arrest records, Moosic warrants, Moosic inmate search, Moosic criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Moosic
Court cases from Moosic are filed in the Lackawanna 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 Moosic
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/clerk_of_judicial... (page title: Welcome to Lackawanna County, PA), phone 814-472-6146, 123 Wyoming Ave, 1st Floor, Scranton, PA 18503, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Moosic
Together, the 16 agencies in Lackawanna County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,905 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/district_attorney... (page title: Welcome to Lackawanna County, PA), phone 570-963-6717, 135 Jefferson Ave. Scranton, PA 18503, 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 Moosic guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Moosic criminal records, Moosic divorce records, Moosic traffic tickets, Moosic DUI and Moosic property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lackawanna County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lackawanna County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Lackawanna County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY DOCKET (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Moosic?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lackawannacounty.org, phone 814-472-6146. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Moosic?
The Lackawanna 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 Moosic?
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 Moosic 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.