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 1, 2026.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Columbia 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: Columbia County public records, Columbia County arrest records, Columbia County warrants, Columbia County inmate search, Columbia County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Columbia County
In Columbia County, the Columbia 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 Columbia County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/court-case-info (page title: COURT CASE INFO | Clerk Of Court Columbia County Site), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Columbia County
Together, the seven agencies in Columbia County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 612 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Columbia County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at columbiapa.org/districtattorney/index.php (page title: Columbia County District Attorney), phone 570-389-5656, 35 West Main Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815, 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 Columbia County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Columbia County criminal records, Columbia County divorce records, Columbia County traffic tickets, Columbia County DUI and Columbia County property records.
Cities in Columbia County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Columbia County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Bloomsburg, Berwick, Catawissa, Millville, Benton, Briar Creek, Orangeville, Stillwater and Centralia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Columbia County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/court-case-info. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Columbia County?
The Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia 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.