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.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has about 331,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Luzerne 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: Luzerne County public records, Luzerne County arrest records, Luzerne County warrants, Luzerne County inmate search, Luzerne County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Luzerne County
Court cases from Luzerne County are filed in the Luzerne 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 Luzerne County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at luzernecounty.org/172/Clerk-of-Courts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Luzerne County, PA), phone 570.825.1585, 200 N River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:30 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 Luzerne County
Together, the 28 agencies in Luzerne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,627 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at luzernecounty.org/206/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Luzerne County, PA), phone 570-825-1674, 200 N River Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18711, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 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 Luzerne County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Luzerne County criminal records, Luzerne County divorce records, Luzerne County traffic tickets, Luzerne County DUI and Luzerne County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Luzerne County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Luzerne County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Luzerne County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- court of common pleas of luzerne county (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Cities in Luzerne County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Luzerne County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Hazleton (30,354)
- Kingston (13,476)
- Nanticoke (10,730)
- Plymouth (5,810)
- West Hazleton (5,231)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Luzerne County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at luzernecounty.org/172/Clerk-of-Courts, phone 570.825.1585. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Luzerne County?
The Luzerne 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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne 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.