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.
New Castle, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lawrence 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: New Castle public records, Lawrence County court records, New Castle arrest records, New Castle warrants, New Castle inmate search, New Castle criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from New Castle
Court cases from New Castle are filed in the Lawrence 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.
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 New Castle
For Lawrence County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at lawrencecountypa.gov/courts/central-courts (page title: Lawrence County | Central Courts), phone (724) 656-2290, 202 Milton Street New Castle, PA 16101, 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 New Castle
Together, the 12 agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,187 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lawrencecountydistrictattorneysoffice.com (page title: Lawrence County District Attorney's Office | Pursuing justice and protecting the people of Lawrence County, Pe), phone (855) 918-6476, 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 New Castle guides take the kinds of file one at a time: New Castle criminal records, New Castle divorce records, New Castle traffic tickets, New Castle DUI and New Castle property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lawrence County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lawrence County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Lawrence County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LAWRENCE COUNTY DOCKET (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in New Castle?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lawrencecountypa.gov/courts/central-courts, phone (724) 656-2290. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in New Castle?
The Lawrence 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 New Castle?
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 New Castle 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.