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.
Butler County, Pennsylvania, has about 199,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Butler 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Butler County public records, Butler County arrest records, Butler County warrants, Butler County inmate search, Butler County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Butler County
Court cases from Butler County are filed in the Butler 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 Butler County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at butlercountypa.gov/242/Court-Case-Schedules (page title: Court Case Schedules | Butler County, PA), phone 724-284-5305, 124 W Diamond Street Government Center, Level LL Butler, PA 16001, 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 Butler County
Together, the 15 agencies in Butler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,645 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at butlercountypa.gov/416/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Butler County, PA), phone 724-284-5222, 124 W Diamond Street Butler, PA 16001, 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 Butler County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Butler County criminal records, Butler County divorce records, Butler County traffic tickets, Butler County DUI and Butler County property records.
Cities in Butler County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Butler, Zelienople, Slippery Rock, Seven Fields, Evans City, Mars, Saxonburg, Prospect, Harmony, Chicora, Harrisville, Connoquenessing, East Butler, Valencia, Bruin, Callery, West Liberty, Eau Claire, Portersville, Fairview and four more.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Butler County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at butlercountypa.gov/242/Court-Case-Schedules, phone 724-284-5305. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Butler County?
The Butler 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 Butler County?
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 Butler 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.