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 4, 2026.
Wayne County, Pennsylvania, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Wayne 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: Wayne County public records, Wayne County arrest records, Wayne County warrants, Wayne County inmate search, Wayne County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Wayne County
In Wayne County, the Wayne 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 Wayne County
For Wayne County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at waynecountypa.gov/828/Court-Case-Information (page title: Court Case Information | Wayne County, PA), 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 Wayne County
Together, the five agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at waynecountypa.gov/441/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Wayne County, PA), phone 570-253-4912, 925 Court Street Honesdale, PA 18431, 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 Wayne County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Wayne County criminal records, Wayne County divorce records, Wayne County traffic tickets, Wayne County DUI and Wayne County property records.
Cities in Wayne County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Honesdale, Waymart, Hawley, Bethany, Prompton and Starrucca.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Wayne County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at waynecountypa.gov/828/Court-Case-Information. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Wayne County?
The Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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.