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 on September 23, 2026.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clearfield 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clearfield County public records, Clearfield County arrest records, Clearfield County warrants, Clearfield County inmate search, Clearfield County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clearfield County
In Clearfield County, the Clearfield 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 Clearfield County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clearfieldcountypa.gov/176/Prothonotary-Clerk-of-Courts (page title: Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts | Clearfield County, PA), phone 717-412-5300, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm, 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 Clearfield County
Together, the two agencies in Clearfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 563 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clearfieldcountypa.gov/165/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Clearfield County, PA), phone 814-765-2641, 230 East Market Street Clearfield, PA 16830, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm, 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 Clearfield County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clearfield County criminal records, Clearfield County divorce records, Clearfield County traffic tickets, Clearfield County DUI and Clearfield County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Clearfield County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Clearfield County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Clearfield County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- court of common pleas of clearfield county (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Cities in Clearfield County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Clearfield County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- DuBois (7,302)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clearfield County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clearfieldcountypa.gov, phone 717-412-5300. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Clearfield County?
The Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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.